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\u201cBreak bread\u201d means \u201cto share a meal,\u201d especially when that meal involves bread.<\/p>\n

When used as figurative language<\/a>, \u201cbreak bread\u201d can also mean \u201cto reconcile,\u201d particularly when people share a meal to end a conflict. This phrase also has symbolic<\/a> meaning in the Jewish and Christian faiths.<\/p>\n

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