English Explanatory Dictionary

proruption

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or state of bursting forth; a bursting out.
  2. A protrusion extending from the main body of a country or state.
  3. Transformation into a more politically articulated or differentiated form of government.

Word forms

proruption proruptions

Etymology

From Latin proruptio, from prorumpere, proruptum (“to break forth”), from pro (“forth”) + rumpere (“to break”).

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