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breaking of the waters

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
break-ing of the wa-ters
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the rupture of the amniotic sac at the beginning of or during labour.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does breaking of the waters mean?
the rupture of the amniotic sac at the beginning of or during labour.

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