make-and-break

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [meyk and breyk]
- /meɪk ænd breɪk/
- /meɪk ənd breɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [meyk and breyk]
- /meɪk ænd breɪk/

Definitions of make-and-break word

adjective make-and-break noting or pertaining to a device, operated by an electric current, for automatically opening or closing a circuit once it has been closed or opened by a mechanical springlike device, as in a doorbell. 1
noun make-and-break (dated, chiefly attributive) circuit breaker. 0

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Origin of make-and-break

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Make-and-break

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Make-and-break

make-and-break popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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