"break the mould" meaning in All languages combined

See break the mould on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: breaks the mould [present, singular, third-person], breaking the mould [participle, present], broke the mould [past], broken the mould [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|break<,,broke,broken> the mould}} break the mould (third-person singular simple present breaks the mould, present participle breaking the mould, simple past broke the mould, past participle broken the mould)
  1. Alternative spelling of break the mold Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: break the mold
    Sense id: en-break_the_mould-en-verb-i4eQ96dH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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