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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.
The meaning of BREAKTHROUGH is a sudden advance especially in knowledge or technique. How to use breakthrough in a sentence.
noun. a military movement or advance all the way through and beyond an enemy's frontline defense. an act or instance of removing or surpassing an obstruction or restriction; the overcoming of a stalemate: The president reported a breakthrough in the treaty negotiations.
very important in the progress or development of something or someone, because of solving a big problem or making a big improvement: The article described the impact of their breakthrough discovery of the structure of DNA. The grant funds innovative projects that may lead to breakthrough improvements in health care. More examples.
1. countable noun. 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.
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. A personal breakthrough might be overcoming your fear of spiders once and for all.
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]
