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breach

/bˈɹitʃ/BREECH
/bˈɹitʃ/BREECH

Meaninga breaking

Common meaning: a break or gap

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishbrecesourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbrechesource
  3. Englishbreach‘a break or gap’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Old English brece ‘a breaking’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry BREACH, p. 75 · dictionary scan

Roots

  • brece Old English “a breaking”

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