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- Dictionarybreakthrough/ˈbreɪkθruː/
noun
- 1. a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development: "a major breakthrough in DNA research"
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an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem: Scientists are hoping for a breakthrough in the search for a cure for cancer. A major breakthrough in negotiations has been achieved. Fewer examples. This drug has been heralded as a major breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer.
1. a. : a sudden advance especially in knowledge or technique. a medical breakthrough. b. : a person's first notable success often used before another noun. a breakthrough novel. the actress's breakthrough performance. 2. a. : an act or instance of moving through or beyond an obstacle. a breakthrough in the talks between the region's leaders.
any significant or sudden advance, development, achievement, or increase, as in scientific knowledge or diplomacy, that removes a barrier to progress: The jet engine was a major breakthrough in air transport.
an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem: Scientists are hoping for a breakthrough in the search for a cure for cancer. A major breakthrough in negotiations has been achieved. Fewer examples. This drug has been heralded as a major breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer.
An amazing discovery or a huge amount of progress can be called a breakthrough. The discovery of penicillin in 1928 was a breakthrough for modern medicine.
1. countable noun B2. A breakthrough is an important development or achievement. The company looks poised to make a significant breakthrough in China. [ + in] The breakthrough came hours before a U.N. deadline. Synonyms: development, advance, progress, improvement More Synonyms of breakthrough. 2. attributive adjective.
1. a significant or sudden advance, development, etc., as in scientific knowledge. 2. an act or instance of removing or surpassing an obstruction or restriction. 3. a military advance through and beyond an enemy's defense. [1915–20]
BREAKTHROUGH definition: an important discovery or development that helps solve a problem: . Learn more.
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