upbreak en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English up- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰrégeti Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break English upbreak From up- + break.
Meanings
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A break-up or division.
The most ignorant will be wiser than the wisest now is by the time these words can be published, but we think this anticipation is likely to be realised: the probability of upbreak in the "Church" itself increases as the hour of the meeting of the Council approaches.
1870, The British and Foreign Evangelical Review, volume 19, page 134:
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A breaking upward or bursting forth; an upburst.
the upbreak of the fountains of my heart
1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Seventh Book”, in Aurora Leigh, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1857, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| upbreaks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |