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break·down (-do̵un′)

noun

  1. an act, instance, or result of breaking down; specif.,
    1. a failure to work or function properly breakdown of a machine, of authority, etc.
    2. a failure of health; physical, mental, or emotional collapse
    3. decomposition
    4. a separation into parts; analysis
  2. ☆ a lively, shuffling American country dance

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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