rupture
The origin and history of rupture.
Etymology
From Latin ruptūra ("a breaking"), from rumpere ("to break, burst") — a doublet of "roture."
The origin and history of rupture.
From Latin ruptūra ("a breaking"), from rumpere ("to break, burst") — a doublet of "roture."
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