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 Rupture \Rup"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. ruptura, fr. rumpere, ruptum
   to break: cf. F. rupture. See {Reave}, and cf. {Rout} a
   defeat.]
   1. The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of
      being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the
      rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring.
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            Hatch from the egg, that soon,
            Bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed
            Their callow young.                   --Milton.
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   2. Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open
      hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly
      relations; as, the parties came to a rupture.
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            He knew that policy would disincline Napoleon from a
            rupture with his family.              --E. Everett.
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   3. (Med.) Hernia. See {Hernia}.
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   4. A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden
      manner than by explosion. See {Explosion}.
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   {Modulus of rupture}. (Engin.) See under {Modulus}.
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   Syn: Fracture; breach; break; burst; disruption; dissolution.
        See {Fracture}.
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