BREAK'FAST, noun brek'fast. [break and fast.] 1. The first meal in the day; or the thing eaten at the first meal. 2. A meal, or food in general. BREAK'FAST, verb intransitive brek'fast. To eat the first meal in the day. BREAKFAST, verb transitive brekfast. To furnish with the first meal in the morning.
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