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  • 61abrupt — ab|rupt <aus lat. abruptus »jäh, steil abfallend«, eigtl. Part. Perf. von abrumpere, vgl. ↑abrumpieren>: a) plötzlich u. unvermittelt, ohne dass man damit gerechnet hat, eintretend (in Bezug auf Handlungen, Reaktionen o. Ä.); b)… …

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  • 62abrupt — ab·rupt || É™ brÊŒpt adj. sudden; ending or changing unexpectedly; rude, brusque; lacking continuity; steep …

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  • 63abrupt — adjective 1》 sudden and unexpected. 2》 brief to the point of rudeness; curt. 3》 (of a slope) steep. Derivatives abruptly adverb abruptness noun Origin C16: from L. abruptus broken off, steep , from abrumpere, from ab away, from + rumpere break …

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  • 64abrupt — (L). Broken away from, steep …

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  • 65abrupt — a. 1. Broken, cragged, craggy, rough, rugged, jagged. 2. Steep, precipitous, acclivous, acclivitous. 3. Sudden, unexpected, unanticipated, precipitate, hasty, unseasonable, ill timed, unlooked for, unannounced. 4. Short, blunt, unceremonious,… …

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  • 66abrupt — adj 1. sudden, quick, hasty, instantaneous, rapid, swift, hurried; headlong, rash, precipitate, out of hand, unseasonable, ill timed; unexpected, unforeseen, unanticipated, unlooked for, unannounced. 2. curt, brusque, blunt, gruff, short, broken… …

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  • 67abrupt — ab|rupt adj., e (som begynder el. slutter brat) …

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  • 68abrupt — ab|rụpt <lateinisch> (abgebrochen, zusammenhanglos, plötzlich) …

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  • 69abrupt —   Kū, honua …

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  • 70abrupt pulse — quick p. (def. 1) …

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