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  • 1breakdown — break|down [ˈbreıkdaun] n 1.) [U and C] the failure of a relationship or system breakdown of ▪ He moved away after the breakdown of his marriage. ▪ A sudden rise in oil prices could lead to a breakdown of the economy. breakdown in ▪ There has… …

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  • 2breakdown — noun 1 (C, U) the failure of a system or relationship: Family breakdown can lead to behavioral problems in children. (+ in): a serious breakdown in relations between the two countries (+ of): the gradual breakdown of authority 2 also nervous… …

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  • 3Breakdown (band) — Breakdown was started in 1986, during the resurgence of the hardcore scene. Despite being a NYHC band, being based in Yonkers Breakdown didn t have the Lower East Side Crew mentality of Warzone and Agnostic Front. By a similar token, unlike some… …

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  • 4List of Married... with Children episodes — The following is an episode list for the Fox sitcom Married... with Children. The series aired its pilot on April 5, 1987[1] and its series finale aired on June 9, 1997 with the episodes The Desperate Half Hour (Part 1) and How to Marry a Moron… …

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  • 5nervous breakdown — n a mental illness in which someone becomes extremely anxious and tired and cannot deal with the things they usually do ▪ Colin came close to having a nervous breakdown last year …

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  • 6nervous breakdown — noun (C) not technical a mental illness in which someone becomes extremely anxious and tired and cannot deal with the things they usually do …

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  • 7People associated with Anne Frank — Annelies Marie “Anne” Frank (12 June 1929–early March 1945) was a Jewish girl who, along with her family and four other people, hid in rooms at the back of her father s Amsterdam company during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Helped by… …

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  • 8United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 9china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 10China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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