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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈbɹeɪkdaʊn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbɹeɪkˌdaʊn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-breakdown.wav Forms: breakdowns [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from break down. Etymology templates: {{langname|en}} English, {{senseno|en|failure}} sense 1, {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰreg-|*dʰewh₂-}}, {{deverbal|en|break down}} Deverbal from break down Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} breakdown (countable and uncountable, plural breakdowns)
  1. (countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-en:failure
  2. (countable) A failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature.
    (physics, uncountable) The sudden (and usually damaging) transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage, caused by the partial or complete ionization of the insulator; (countable) an instance of this; also, the minimum voltage at which this occurs.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Translations (sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage; an instance of this; minimum voltage at which this occurs): läpilyönti (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-en:failure1 Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage; an instance of this; minimum voltage at which this occurs': 1 38 0 5 6 5 1 13 5 3 2 3 4 10 2 1
  3. (countable) Something, such as a vehicle, that has experienced a mechanical failure. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-mc64nTdx
  4. (uncountable) Separation of a thing into components; decomposition, fragmentation; (countable) an instance of this.
    (uncountable) Detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; (countable) an instance of this.
    Tags: uncountable Translations (detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this): تَوَزُّع (tawazzuʕ) [masculine] (Arabic), анализ (analiz) [masculine] (Bulgarian), разчленяване (razčlenjavane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), desglossament [masculine] (Catalan), 分解 (fēnjiě) (Chinese Mandarin), opdeling [feminine] (Dutch), opsplitsing (Dutch), uitsplitsing [feminine] (Dutch), erittely (Finnish), détail [masculine] (French), Aufschlüsselung [feminine] (German), ανάλυση (análysi) [feminine] (Greek), διαίρεση (diaíresi) [feminine] (Greek), ταξινόμηση (taxinómisi) [feminine] (Greek), bontás (Hungarian), analisi [feminine] (Italian), dettaglio [masculine] (Italian), 内訳 (uchiwake) (alt: うちわけ) (Japanese), ریز اقلام (riz-e aqlâm) (Persian), ана́лиз (análiz) [masculine] (Russian), расчлене́ние (rasčlenénije) [neuter] (Russian), разби́вка (razbívka) (Russian), разбо́р (razbór) [masculine] (Russian), разбо́рка (razbórka) [feminine] (Russian), desglose [masculine] (Spanish), disección [feminine] (Spanish), nedbrytning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-KEODxCS1 Disambiguation of 'detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this': 0 6 0 40 11 10 1 6 6 2 2 2 3 7 1 2
  5. (uncountable) Separation of a thing into components; decomposition, fragmentation; (countable) an instance of this.
    (chemistry, uncountable) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements; (countable) an instance of this.
    Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Chemistry Translations (breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this): разкъсване (razkǎsvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), afbraak [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), openbreking (Dutch), hajottaminen (Finnish), dégradation [feminine] (French), lebontás (Hungarian), nedbrytning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), nedbryting [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), nedbryting [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), расщепле́ние (rasščeplénije) [neuter] (Russian), разложе́ние (razložénije) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-5nqRqr59 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this': 1 5 0 5 25 5 1 6 5 5 4 4 8 18 2 4
  6. (uncountable) Separation of a thing into components; decomposition, fragmentation; (countable) an instance of this.
    (film, television, countable) A detailed description of a forthcoming project or screenplay which identifies all the required elements, such as the cast, costumes, equipment, props, and special effects.
    Tags: countable Categories (topical): Film, Television Translations (detailed description of a forthcoming project or screenplay which identifies all the required elements): erittely (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-6pdaIQh3 Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television Disambiguation of 'detailed description of a forthcoming project or screenplay which identifies all the required elements': 1 3 1 4 6 47 1 3 3 3 4 3 5 13 2 2
  7. (figurative)
    (countable) A failure in a relationship; a failure or loss of organization in a system.
    Tags: countable, figuratively Translations (failure in a relationship; failure or loss of organization in a system): hajoaminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-zaG3OZRP Disambiguation of 'failure in a relationship; failure or loss of organization in a system': 7 8 4 1 2 1 52 2 2 1 3 3 3 9 1 1
  8. (figurative)
    (uncountable) (Sudden) worsening of physical health or (more commonly) mental stability, resulting in an inability to carry on normal activities; (countable) an instance of this.
    Tags: figuratively, uncountable Translations ((sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this): кола́пс (koláps) [masculine] (Bulgarian), ineenstorting [feminine] (Dutch), instorting [feminine] (Dutch), inzakking [feminine] (Dutch), inzinking [feminine] (Dutch), zenuwinstorting [feminine] (Dutch), murtuminen (Finnish), romahdus (Finnish), crise de nerfs [feminine] (French), crise nerveuse [feminine] (French), Nervenzusammenbruch [feminine] (German), κατάρρευση (katárrefsi) [feminine] (Greek), κλονισμός (klonismós) [masculine] (Greek), התמוטטות (hitmotetut) [feminine] (Hebrew), idegösszeomlás (Hungarian), ideg-összeroppanás (Hungarian), kiborulás (Hungarian), összeomlás (Hungarian), összeroppanás (Hungarian), cliseadh [masculine] (Irish), colapso [masculine] (Portuguese), колла́пс (kolláps) [masculine] (Russian), нервный срыв (nervnyj sryv) [masculine] (Russian), расстро́йство (rasstrójstvo) [neuter] (Russian), ataque de nervios [masculine] (Spanish), colapso nervioso [masculine] (Spanish), sammanbrott [neuter] (Swedish) Translations ((sudden) worsening of physical health; an instance of this): kunnon romahtaminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-EziJ3bR5 Disambiguation of '(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this': 1 18 0 9 9 9 1 33 9 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 Disambiguation of '(sudden) worsening of physical health; an instance of this': 0 17 0 8 9 8 1 35 9 2 2 2 2 3 1 1
  9. (figurative)
    (veterinary medicine, uncountable) Injury to a horse's leg causing lameness; (countable) an instance of this.
    Tags: figuratively, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Veterinary diseases Translations (injury to a horse’s leg causing lameness; an instance of this): jalkavamma (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-AmQUBxG6 Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology Disambiguation of 'injury to a horse’s leg causing lameness; an instance of this': 1 7 0 7 8 7 1 7 39 2 3 2 4 9 1 1
  10. (figurative)
    (rugby union, countable and uncountable with the) The short period of open play immediately after a tackle and before and during the ensuing ruck.
    Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable Categories (topical): Rugby union
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-FOGh3NUM
  11. (figurative)
    (originally and chiefly New Zealand, countable, chiefly attributive) An act of splitting logs of wood using a large saw in a sawmill; also, the saw used; or (rare) the building in which the process is carried out.
    Tags: attributive, countable, figuratively Translations (act of splitting logs of wood using a large saw in a sawmill; the saw used; the building in which the process is carried out): pelkkaus (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-hkwKx0Fp Categories (other): New Zealand English Disambiguation of 'act of splitting logs of wood using a large saw in a sawmill; the saw used; the building in which the process is carried out': 1 2 1 2 4 3 2 3 2 4 47 4 6 16 2 3
  12. (music, countable)
    A part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down (for example, played by fewer instruments or a solo performer).
    Wikidata QID: Q17016487 Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music Translations (part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down): breikki (Finnish), välisoitto (Finnish), ब्रेकडाउन (brekḍāun) [masculine] (Marathi), брейк (brejk) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-en:Q17016487 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down': 1 2 0 2 3 3 1 2 1 3 4 48 7 15 6 1
  13. (music, countable)
    Synonym of percussion break (“a percussion-focused segment of a song, chosen by a hip-hop DJ to manipulate through cutting, mixing, and other techniques in order to create rhythmic music”)
    Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music Synonyms: percussion break [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-en:percussion_break_used_in_hip_hop Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  14. (chiefly Southern US, countable)
    (dance, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of individuals or pairs in succession, common among African-Americans from the Southern United States; also, a lively event, chiefly in a rural setting, at which such dancing is done; a hoedown, a shindig.
    Tags: Southern-US, countable, dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Dances Translations (shuffling dance common among African-Americans from the Southern United States): breakdown-tanssi (Finnish), брейк (brejk) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-6SOuEFgi Categories (other): Southern US English, English deverbals, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English deverbals: 1 3 1 3 7 6 1 4 3 7 8 6 11 32 3 3 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 1 4 8 6 1 4 3 8 7 6 11 31 3 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 1 3 1 7 7 6 1 4 3 7 8 7 10 29 3 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 2 1 3 8 6 1 3 3 7 7 7 11 33 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 1 4 8 6 1 3 3 7 8 6 11 34 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 2 3 1 5 7 7 1 7 3 6 6 6 9 32 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 1 4 1 4 6 6 2 6 3 6 6 7 9 33 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 1 3 1 4 6 6 2 6 3 7 6 6 10 32 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 1 3 1 4 6 6 1 6 3 6 6 6 9 34 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 2 3 2 4 7 6 2 5 3 7 7 7 10 30 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 2 3 1 4 6 6 1 5 3 6 7 5 9 36 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 2 4 2 4 7 6 1 7 3 6 6 6 10 30 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 2 3 2 4 7 5 2 5 3 7 7 7 10 31 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 2 3 2 4 7 6 2 5 3 7 7 7 10 30 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 2 6 2 6 8 5 3 5 5 5 7 6 9 26 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 1 3 1 4 8 7 1 7 3 6 6 6 10 27 3 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 2 6 1 6 8 5 3 7 5 5 6 6 9 26 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 1 3 1 4 6 6 1 6 3 6 6 6 9 36 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 2 3 2 4 7 6 2 5 3 7 7 6 10 32 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 2 3 2 4 7 6 2 5 3 7 7 6 10 32 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 1 3 1 5 6 6 1 7 3 6 6 6 9 34 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 2 5 1 5 7 6 2 6 5 5 6 6 10 28 3 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 2 4 2 5 6 6 2 5 3 6 7 6 9 34 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 2 4 2 4 7 6 2 7 3 6 6 6 9 30 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 1 2 1 4 7 6 1 4 3 7 7 6 10 37 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 2 4 2 4 7 6 2 7 3 6 6 7 9 30 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 1 4 2 4 7 6 2 8 4 6 7 7 9 29 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 3 4 2 4 5 5 2 7 2 6 5 6 8 37 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 2 3 2 4 7 6 2 5 3 7 7 6 10 32 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 2 4 2 4 7 6 2 7 3 6 6 7 9 30 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 1 3 1 4 7 7 1 4 3 7 7 7 10 32 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 1 3 1 4 6 6 1 7 3 6 6 6 9 34 2 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 1 3 1 4 6 6 1 6 3 6 6 6 9 34 2 3 Topics: dance, dancing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'shuffling dance common among African-Americans from the Southern United States': 1 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 2 2 1 2 85 1 1
  15. (chiefly Southern US, countable)
    (music) A piece of music played for such a dance, especially a rapid bluegrass tune featuring a five-string banjo.
    Tags: Southern-US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Music Translations (piece of music played for such a dance, especially a rapid bluegrass tune featuring a five-string banjo): breikki (Finnish), брейк (brejk) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-4GL4y~aE Categories (other): Southern US English Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music Disambiguation of 'piece of music played for such a dance, especially a rapid bluegrass tune featuring a five-string banjo': 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 2 1 3 2 7 5 14 55 1
  16. (obsolete, countable) An act of a structure or other thing breaking and collapsing. Tags: countable, obsolete
    Sense id: en-breakdown-en-noun-JMX1DP3d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: break-down Derived forms: breakdown lane, breakdown lorry, breakdown truck, breakdown point, breakdown voltage, electrical breakdown, mental breakdown, nervous breakdown, organizational breakdown structure Related terms: break down, break it down, meltdown Translations (failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature): sınma (Azerbaijani), ава́рия (avárija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), повреда (povreda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), счупване (sčupvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), avaria [feminine] (Catalan), pana [feminine] (Catalan), 故障 (gùzhàng) (Chinese Mandarin), defect [neuter] (Dutch), mankement [neuter] (Dutch), panne [feminine] (Dutch), stilstand [masculine] (Dutch), paneo (Esperanto), rikko (Finnish), rikkoontuminen (Finnish), rikkoutuminen (Finnish), vika (Finnish), vikaantuminen (Finnish), panne (French), Betriebsstörung [feminine] (German), Panne [feminine] (German), κατάρρευση (katárrefsi) [feminine] (Greek), βλάβη (vlávi) [feminine] (Greek), התקלקלות (Hebrew), meghibásodás (Hungarian), üzemzavar (Hungarian), cliseadh [masculine] (Irish), avaria [feminine] (Italian), collasso [masculine] (Italian), guasto [masculine] (Italian), 故障 (koshō) (alt: こしょう) (Japanese), 고장 (gojang) (Korean), विभंग (vibhaṅga) [masculine] (Marathi), havari [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), havari [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), awaria [feminine] (Polish), avaria [feminine] (Portuguese), ава́рия (avárija) [feminine] (Russian), поло́мка (polómka) [feminine] (Russian), поврежде́ние (povreždénije) [neuter] (Russian), havária (Slovak), porucha (Slovak), avería (Spanish), descompostura (english: America) [feminine] (Spanish), pana [Chile, feminine] (Spanish), panne (english: Southern Cone) [feminine] (Spanish), aberya (Tagalog)
Disambiguation of 'failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature': 38 38 4 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 7 0 0

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Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of Things to Come …”, in Rail, number 978, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire: Bauer Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 44:",
          "text": "The railways' monopoly had meant that accountancy and record-keeping had been limited to global accounts. In other words, there were only really headline numbers, with little useful breakdown by routes or traffic type.",
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          "separation"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "components",
          "component#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "decomposition",
          "decomposition"
        ],
        [
          "fragmentation",
          "fragmentation"
        ],
        [
          "Detailed",
          "detailed#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "categorization",
          "categorization"
        ],
        [
          "itemization",
          "itemization"
        ],
        [
          "listing",
          "listing#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) Separation of a thing into components; decomposition, fragmentation; (countable) an instance of this.",
        "(uncountable) Detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; (countable) an instance of this."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "tawazzuʕ",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "تَوَزُّع"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 0 40 11 10 1 6 6 2 2 2 3 7 1 2",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "analiz",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "анализ"
        },
        {
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          "roman": "razčlenjavane",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "разчленяване"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "desglossament"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "fēnjiě",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "word": "分解"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "opdeling"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "word": "opsplitsing"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 0 40 11 10 1 6 6 2 2 2 3 7 1 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "uitsplitsing"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 0 40 11 10 1 6 6 2 2 2 3 7 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "word": "erittely"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 0 40 11 10 1 6 6 2 2 2 3 7 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "détail"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 0 40 11 10 1 6 6 2 2 2 3 7 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Aufschlüsselung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 0 40 11 10 1 6 6 2 2 2 3 7 1 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "análysi",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ανάλυση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 0 40 11 10 1 6 6 2 2 2 3 7 1 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "diaíresi",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "διαίρεση"
        },
        {
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "taxinómisi",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "ταξινόμηση"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "word": "bontás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 0 40 11 10 1 6 6 2 2 2 3 7 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "analisi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 0 40 11 10 1 6 6 2 2 2 3 7 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dettaglio"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "uchiwake",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "word": "内訳"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 0 40 11 10 1 6 6 2 2 2 3 7 1 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "riz-e aqlâm",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "word": "ریز اقلام"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "análiz",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ана́лиз"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rasčlenénije",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "расчлене́ние"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razbívka",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "word": "разби́вка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 0 40 11 10 1 6 6 2 2 2 3 7 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razbór",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "разбо́р"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razbórka",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "разбо́рка"
        },
        {
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "desglose"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 6 0 40 11 10 1 6 6 2 2 2 3 7 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "disección"
        },
        {
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "nedbrytning"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Chemistry",
          "orig": "en:Chemistry",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Separation of a thing into components; decomposition, fragmentation; (countable) an instance of this.",
        "Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements; (countable) an instance of this."
      ],
      "id": "en-breakdown-en-noun-5nqRqr59",
      "links": [
        [
          "Separation",
          "separation"
        ],
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "components",
          "component#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "decomposition",
          "decomposition"
        ],
        [
          "fragmentation",
          "fragmentation"
        ],
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
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          "breaking#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "chemical bond",
          "chemical bond"
        ],
        [
          "compound",
          "compound#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "produce",
          "produce#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "simpler",
          "simple#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "elements",
          "element#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) Separation of a thing into components; decomposition, fragmentation; (countable) an instance of this.",
        "(chemistry, uncountable) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements; (countable) an instance of this."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 0 5 25 5 1 6 5 5 4 4 8 18 2 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "razkǎsvane",
          "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "разкъсване"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 0 5 25 5 1 6 5 5 4 4 8 18 2 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "afbraak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 0 5 25 5 1 6 5 5 4 4 8 18 2 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
          "word": "openbreking"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 0 5 25 5 1 6 5 5 4 4 8 18 2 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
          "word": "hajottaminen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 0 5 25 5 1 6 5 5 4 4 8 18 2 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "dégradation"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 0 5 25 5 1 6 5 5 4 4 8 18 2 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
          "word": "lebontás"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nedbrytning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 0 5 25 5 1 6 5 5 4 4 8 18 2 4",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "nedbryting"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 0 5 25 5 1 6 5 5 4 4 8 18 2 4",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "nedbryting"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 0 5 25 5 1 6 5 5 4 4 8 18 2 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "rasščeplénije",
          "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "расщепле́ние"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 5 0 5 25 5 1 6 5 5 4 4 8 18 2 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "razložénije",
          "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "разложе́ние"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Film",
          "orig": "en:Film",
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            "Entertainment",
            "Mass media",
            "Culture",
            "Media",
            "Society",
            "Communication",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Television",
          "orig": "en:Television",
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            "Mass media",
            "Media",
            "Telecommunications",
            "Culture",
            "Communication",
            "Technology",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Separation of a thing into components; decomposition, fragmentation; (countable) an instance of this.",
        "A detailed description of a forthcoming project or screenplay which identifies all the required elements, such as the cast, costumes, equipment, props, and special effects."
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        [
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          "thing"
        ],
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          "components",
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        ],
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          "decomposition"
        ],
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          "fragmentation"
        ],
        [
          "film",
          "film#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "television",
          "television"
        ],
        [
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          "description"
        ],
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          "forthcoming#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "project",
          "project#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "screenplay",
          "screenplay#Noun"
        ],
        [
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          "identify"
        ],
        [
          "required",
          "required#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "cast",
          "cast#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "costumes",
          "costume#Noun"
        ],
        [
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          "equipment"
        ],
        [
          "props",
          "prop#Noun"
        ],
        [
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          "special effect"
        ]
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        "(uncountable) Separation of a thing into components; decomposition, fragmentation; (countable) an instance of this.",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "broadcasting",
        "film",
        "media",
        "television"
      ],
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        {
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        }
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          "ref": "1835, Robert Browning, “III.—Paracelsus.”, in Paracelsus, London: Effingham Wilson, […], →OCLC, page 92:",
          "text": "I am quite competent to answer all / Demands, in any such capacity— / But of the break-down of my general aims: […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1908 February 19, Anthony Meredith [pseudonym; Jack London], “Foreword”, in The Iron Heel, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC, page xii:",
          "text": "What else than Feudalism could have followed upon the breakdown of that great centralized governmental machine known as the Roman Empire?",
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        ],
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        ],
        [
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          "organization"
        ],
        [
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          "system"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative)",
        "(countable) A failure in a relationship; a failure or loss of organization in a system."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "figuratively"
      ],
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 8 4 1 2 1 52 2 2 1 3 3 3 9 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
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        }
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        {
          "text": "After so much stress, he suffered a breakdown and simply gave up.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1908 February 19, Jack London, “The Bishop”, in The Iron Heel, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC, page 188:",
          "text": "[H]e was led away to a private sanitarium for mental disease, while in the newspapers appeared pathetic accounts of his mental breakdown and of the saintliness of his character.",
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        }
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        "(Sudden) worsening of physical health or (more commonly) mental stability, resulting in an inability to carry on normal activities; (countable) an instance of this."
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          "physical#Adjective"
        ],
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          "health"
        ],
        [
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          "mental#Adjective"
        ],
        [
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          "stability"
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        [
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          "result#Verb"
        ],
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          "inability"
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          "carry on"
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          "normal#Adjective"
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          "activity"
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        "(figurative)",
        "(uncountable) (Sudden) worsening of physical health or (more commonly) mental stability, resulting in an inability to carry on normal activities; (countable) an instance of this."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "(sudden) worsening of physical health; an instance of this",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 18 0 9 9 9 1 33 9 2 2 2 2 3 1 1",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "koláps",
          "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
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        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
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        {
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          "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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        {
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          "tags": [
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        {
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          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
          "tags": [
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          "ref": "1859, John Russell Bartlett, “Break down”, in Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States, 2nd edition, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown, and Company; London: Trübner and Company, →OCLC, page 49:",
          "text": "Come, hold on, boys, do n't clear out when the quadrilles are over, for we are going to have a break down to wind up with.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1906, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “The Californian’s Tale”, in The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, page 193:",
          "text": "Towards nine the three miners said that as they had brought their instruments they might as well tune up, for the boys and girls would soon be arriving now, and hungry for a good old fashioned break[-]down. A fiddle, a banjo, and a clarinet—these were the instruments. The trio took their places side by side, and began to play some rattling dance-music, and beat time with their big boots.",
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        "hobbies",
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          "ref": "1898, Charles Garvice, chapter I, in Nell, of Shorne Mills; or, One Heart’s Burden, [S.l.]: Good Press, published 2019:",
          "text": "Without a change of countenance, as if he were deaf to her entreaties and threats, he tuned up the banjo, and played a breakdown.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1989, Madison Smartt Bell, chapter 21, in Soldier’s Joy, New York, N.Y.: Ticknor & Fields, →ISBN, part II (Follow Me Down (1970–71)), page 186:",
          "text": "The banjo built up to breakdown speed and then took a sidestep into another register, an oddly complex net of notes which stretched out for a time and finally stopped on a full rest.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Joe R[ichard] Lansdale, chapter 8, in Sunset and Sawdust (A Borzoi Book), New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →ISBN, page 65:",
          "text": "Her mother had not only gotten knocked up and lost her man when Sunset was thirteen, she soon took up with a traveling shoe salesman who played the banjo, wandered away with him and his shoes, probably to the sound of a banjo breakdown, leaving a note that read: \"Sorry, Sunset, I got to go. Mama loves you. I left you a good pair of shoes in there on the kitchen table. They shine up easy.\"",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Jenny Wingfield, chapter 12, in The Homecoming of Samuel Lake […], trade paperback edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, published 2012, →ISBN, page 98:",
          "text": "The grown-ups were lolling around on the porch and in the yard, finger snapping and foot tapping while Samuel played \"Foggy Mountain Breakdown\" on his five-string banjo.",
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        "en:Q17016487"
      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ],
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        "Q17016487"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "en:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of percussion break (“a percussion-focused segment of a song, chosen by a hip-hop DJ to manipulate through cutting, mixing, and other techniques in order to create rhythmic music”)"
      ],
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        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
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          "percussion break",
          "percussion break#English"
        ],
        [
          "percussion",
          "percussion"
        ],
        [
          "focused",
          "focused#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "segment",
          "segment#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "chosen",
          "choose#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "hip-hop",
          "hip-hop#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "DJ",
          "DJ#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "manipulate",
          "manipulate"
        ],
        [
          "cutting",
          "cutting#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "mixing",
          "mixing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "technique",
          "technique"
        ],
        [
          "create",
          "create#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "rhythmic",
          "rhythmic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music, countable)",
        "Synonym of percussion break (“a percussion-focused segment of a song, chosen by a hip-hop DJ to manipulate through cutting, mixing, and other techniques in order to create rhythmic music”)"
      ],
      "senseid": [
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      ],
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        {
          "extra": "a percussion-focused segment of a song, chosen by a hip-hop DJ to manipulate through cutting, mixing, and other techniques in order to create rhythmic music",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "percussion break"
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      ],
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        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English dated terms",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Southern US English",
        "en:Dances"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1859, John Russell Bartlett, “Break down”, in Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases usually Regarded as Peculiar to the United States, 2nd edition, Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown, and Company; London: Trübner and Company, →OCLC, page 49:",
          "text": "Come, hold on, boys, do n't clear out when the quadrilles are over, for we are going to have a break down to wind up with.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1906, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], “The Californian’s Tale”, in The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers, →OCLC, page 193:",
          "text": "Towards nine the three miners said that as they had brought their instruments they might as well tune up, for the boys and girls would soon be arriving now, and hungry for a good old fashioned break[-]down. A fiddle, a banjo, and a clarinet—these were the instruments. The trio took their places side by side, and began to play some rattling dance-music, and beat time with their big boots.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of individuals or pairs in succession, common among African-Americans from the Southern United States; also, a lively event, chiefly in a rural setting, at which such dancing is done; a hoedown, a shindig."
      ],
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          "dance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "noisy",
          "noisy"
        ],
        [
          "rapid",
          "rapid#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "shuffling",
          "shuffling#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "engage",
          "engage"
        ],
        [
          "competitively",
          "competitively"
        ],
        [
          "number",
          "number#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "individuals",
          "individual#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "pairs",
          "pair#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "succession",
          "succession"
        ],
        [
          "common",
          "common#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "African-Americans",
          "African-American#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "Southern",
          "southern#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "United States",
          "United States"
        ],
        [
          "lively",
          "lively"
        ],
        [
          "event",
          "event#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "rural",
          "rural#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "setting",
          "setting#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "hoedown",
          "hoedown#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "shindig",
          "shindig"
        ]
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        "(chiefly Southern US, countable)",
        "(dance, dated) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in competitively by a number of individuals or pairs in succession, common among African-Americans from the Southern United States; also, a lively event, chiefly in a rural setting, at which such dancing is done; a hoedown, a shindig."
      ],
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        "Southern-US",
        "countable",
        "dated",
        "uncountable"
      ],
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        "dance",
        "dancing",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Southern US English",
        "en:Music"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1898, Charles Garvice, chapter I, in Nell, of Shorne Mills; or, One Heart’s Burden, [S.l.]: Good Press, published 2019:",
          "text": "Without a change of countenance, as if he were deaf to her entreaties and threats, he tuned up the banjo, and played a breakdown.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1989, Madison Smartt Bell, chapter 21, in Soldier’s Joy, New York, N.Y.: Ticknor & Fields, →ISBN, part II (Follow Me Down (1970–71)), page 186:",
          "text": "The banjo built up to breakdown speed and then took a sidestep into another register, an oddly complex net of notes which stretched out for a time and finally stopped on a full rest.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Joe R[ichard] Lansdale, chapter 8, in Sunset and Sawdust (A Borzoi Book), New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, →ISBN, page 65:",
          "text": "Her mother had not only gotten knocked up and lost her man when Sunset was thirteen, she soon took up with a traveling shoe salesman who played the banjo, wandered away with him and his shoes, probably to the sound of a banjo breakdown, leaving a note that read: \"Sorry, Sunset, I got to go. Mama loves you. I left you a good pair of shoes in there on the kitchen table. They shine up easy.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Jenny Wingfield, chapter 12, in The Homecoming of Samuel Lake […], trade paperback edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, published 2012, →ISBN, page 98:",
          "text": "The grown-ups were lolling around on the porch and in the yard, finger snapping and foot tapping while Samuel played \"Foggy Mountain Breakdown\" on his five-string banjo.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A piece of music played for such a dance, especially a rapid bluegrass tune featuring a five-string banjo."
      ],
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          "music"
        ],
        [
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          "bluegrass"
        ],
        [
          "tune",
          "tune#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "five",
          "five#Numeral"
        ],
        [
          "string",
          "string#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "banjo",
          "banjo#Noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chiefly Southern US, countable)",
        "(music) A piece of music played for such a dance, especially a rapid bluegrass tune featuring a five-string banjo."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Southern-US",
        "countable",
        "uncountable"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English countable nouns",
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An act of a structure or other thing breaking and collapsing."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "structure",
          "structure#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "breaking",
          "break#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "collapsing",
          "collapse#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete, countable) An act of a structure or other thing breaking and collapsing."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "word": "break-down"
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      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "sınma"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "avárija",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ава́рия"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "povreda",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "повреда"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sčupvane",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "счупване"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avaria"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pana"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "gùzhàng",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "故障"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "defect"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mankement"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "panne"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stilstand"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "paneo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "rikko"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "rikkoontuminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "rikkoutuminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "vika"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "vikaantuminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "panne"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Betriebsstörung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Panne"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katárrefsi",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κατάρρευση"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "vlávi",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "βλάβη"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "התקלקלות"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "meghibásodás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "üzemzavar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cliseadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avaria"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "collasso"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "guasto"
    },
    {
      "alt": "こしょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "koshō",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "故障"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gojang",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "고장"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "vibhaṅga",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "विभंग"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "havari"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "havari"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "awaria"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avaria"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "avárija",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ава́рия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "polómka",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "поло́мка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "povreždénije",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "поврежде́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "havária"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "porucha"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "avería"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "America",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "descompostura"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "Chile",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pana"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "Southern Cone",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "panne"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "failure, particularly one which is mechanical in nature",
      "word": "aberya"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "sudden transition of an electrical insulator to a conductor when subjected to a sufficiently strong voltage; an instance of this; minimum voltage at which this occurs",
      "word": "läpilyönti"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "tawazzuʕ",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "تَوَزُّع"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "analiz",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "анализ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razčlenjavane",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разчленяване"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desglossament"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "fēnjiě",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "word": "分解"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "opdeling"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "word": "opsplitsing"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "uitsplitsing"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "word": "erittely"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "détail"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Aufschlüsselung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "análysi",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ανάλυση"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diaíresi",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "διαίρεση"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "taxinómisi",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ταξινόμηση"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "word": "bontás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "analisi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dettaglio"
    },
    {
      "alt": "うちわけ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "uchiwake",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "word": "内訳"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "riz-e aqlâm",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "word": "ریز اقلام"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "análiz",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ана́лиз"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasčlenénije",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "расчлене́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razbívka",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "word": "разби́вка"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razbór",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "разбо́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razbórka",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "разбо́рка"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desglose"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "disección"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "detailed categorization, or itemization or listing, of the components of a thing; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "nedbrytning"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "razkǎsvane",
      "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разкъсване"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "afbraak"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
      "word": "openbreking"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
      "word": "hajottaminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "dégradation"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
      "word": "lebontás"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nedbrytning"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nedbryting"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nedbryting"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasščeplénije",
      "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "расщепле́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razložénije",
      "sense": "breaking of chemical bonds within a compound; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разложе́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "detailed description of a forthcoming project or screenplay which identifies all the required elements",
      "word": "erittely"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "failure in a relationship; failure or loss of organization in a system",
      "word": "hajoaminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of physical health; an instance of this",
      "word": "kunnon romahtaminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "koláps",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "кола́пс"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ineenstorting"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "instorting"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inzakking"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "inzinking"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zenuwinstorting"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "word": "murtuminen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "word": "romahdus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "crise de nerfs"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "crise nerveuse"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Nervenzusammenbruch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "katárrefsi",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "κατάρρευση"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "klonismós",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "κλονισμός"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "hitmotetut",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "התמוטטות"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "word": "idegösszeomlás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "word": "ideg-összeroppanás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "word": "kiborulás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "word": "összeomlás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "word": "összeroppanás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cliseadh"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "colapso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kolláps",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "колла́пс"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nervnyj sryv",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "нервный срыв"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "rasstrójstvo",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "расстро́йство"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ataque de nervios"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "colapso nervioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(sudden) worsening of mental stability; an instance of this",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sammanbrott"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "injury to a horse’s leg causing lameness; an instance of this",
      "word": "jalkavamma"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "act of splitting logs of wood using a large saw in a sawmill; the saw used; the building in which the process is carried out",
      "word": "pelkkaus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down",
      "word": "breikki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down",
      "word": "välisoitto"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "brekḍāun",
      "sense": "part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ब्रेकडाउन"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "brejk",
      "sense": "part of a piece of music or a song which differs from the other parts in that it features improvisation or is stripped down",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "брейк"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "shuffling dance common among African-Americans from the Southern United States",
      "word": "breakdown-tanssi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "brejk",
      "sense": "shuffling dance common among African-Americans from the Southern United States",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "брейк"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "piece of music played for such a dance, especially a rapid bluegrass tune featuring a five-string banjo",
      "word": "breikki"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "brejk",
      "sense": "piece of music played for such a dance, especially a rapid bluegrass tune featuring a five-string banjo",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "брейк"
    }
  ],
  "word": "breakdown"
}

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