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breakthrough

/ˈbɹeɪk.θɹu/

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What does breakthrough mean?

adjective

  1. Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
  2. Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.

noun

  1. An advance through and past enemy lines.
More meanings (4)

noun

  1. Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
  2. The penetration of the opposition's defence.
  3. The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends.
  4. The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈbɹeɪk.θɹu/

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