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BREAKDOWN

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The answer BREAKDOWN is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

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Definition

BREAKDOWN as a noun:

1. (dislocation, breakdown) = the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue; "the social dislocations resulting from government policies"; "his warning came after the breakdown of talks in London"
2. (breakdown, crack-up) = a mental or physical breakdown
3. (breakdown, equipment failure) = a cessation of normal operation; "there was a power breakdown"
4. (breakdown, partitioning) = an analysis into mutually exclusive categories