01 n. The act of breaking out or bursting forth;
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The act of breaking out or bursting forth;“All Paris was quiet . . . to gather fresh strength for the next day's eruption.” — W. Irving.
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That which bursts forth.
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A violent exclamation; ejaculation.“He would . . . break out into bitter and passionate eruditions.” — Sir H. Wotton.
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The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence, as in measles, scarlatina, etc.(Med.)