abruption

[ uh-bruhp-shuhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

abruption

/ əˈbrʌpʃən /

First recorded in 1600–10, abruption is from the Latin word abruptiōn- (stem of abruptiō ). See abrupt, -ion

C17: from Latin abruptio ; see abrupt

Dr. Samuel Johnson beautifully said of another author's ideas that they were "concatenated without abruption."

The comma is the note of connection and continuity of sentences; the period is the note of abruption and disjunction.

By this abruption, posterity lost more instruction than delight.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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