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break·fast

breakfast

 
 
pronunciation:
brek fst
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part of speech: noun
definition: the first meal of the day, which people usually eat in the morning.
They had eggs and bacon for breakfast this morning.
 
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The English word breakfast is made of two words, "break" and "fast." A "fast" is a time when one goes without food. At breakfast, one breaks or ends a period of going without food. The word breakfast was first used in the 1400s.
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