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How to pronounce “abruptly”
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- Practice the English pronunciation of abruptly with real speech in context.
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- The Tipping Points of Climate Change — and Where We Stand
it abruptly jumps up to 0.26 per decade.
- Definition summary
- In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.][1]
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How to pronounce abruptly
The Tipping Points of Climate Change — and Where We Stand

it abruptly jumps up to 0.26 per decade.
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Meaning
- [Adverb]
- In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously. [First attested in the late 16th century.][1]
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