Break and Term

Break

Break noun - A momentary halt in an activity.

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Term and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Term" instead a noun "Break".

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

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Break and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a noun "Term".

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

full	full break	full term
long	long break	long term
short	short break	short term
standard	standard break	standard term
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, new, psychological, final, next, last.

times	break times	term times
shields	break shields	term shields

Although this wiki uses the term "Revenge Fic" for stories where an author takes revenge against a character, anime fandom used the term for stories where characters break the Fourth Wall to take revenge against fanfiction authors for egregious acts of perceived Canon Defilement.

Source: Rage Against the Author
In the Yuru-Yuri manga, the characters actually break the fourth wall to discuss a few of the long term implications of this once they find out that their series is one of these.

Source: Not Allowed to Grow Up
The term "savant" is actually used by the technicians to describe Simon's ability to (instinctively) break Mercury to Kudrow.

Source: Film / Mercury Rising

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