Pronunciation: ' bre-ch ē - ˌ ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Date: 1772
1 : to form (rock) into breccia
2 : to break (rock) into fragments
– brec · ci · a · tion \ ˌ bre-ch ē - ' ā -sh ə n \ noun
Pronunciation: ' bre-ch ē - ˌ ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Date: 1772
1 : to form (rock) into breccia
2 : to break (rock) into fragments
– brec · ci · a · tion \ ˌ bre-ch ē - ' ā -sh ə n \ noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012