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outbreak(1) (iou)



outbreak noun. E17.
[from OUT- + BREAK noun1.]
A sudden occurrence; an eruption; an outburst (of emotion, action, energy, disease, etc.). E17.
R. Berthoud Thanks to the outbreak of war, the..visit did not take place till 1946. Holiday Which? Problems that could lead to an outbreak of infection.
Geology. An outcrop of a stratum; an intrusive mass of igneous rock. M18.