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Definition of breakthrough noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

breakthrough

noun
 
/ˈbreɪkθruː/
 
/ˈbreɪkθruː/
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  1. an important development that may lead to an agreement or achievement
    • to make/achieve a breakthrough
    • a significant breakthrough in negotiations
    • a major breakthrough in cancer research
    Extra Examples
    • The new deal represents an important breakthrough for the company.
    • We have achieved a real breakthrough in the search for peace.
    • the latest breakthrough in biotechnology
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • crucial
    • great
    verb + breakthrough
    • be
    • represent
    • achieve
    breakthrough + verb
    • come
    • happen
    preposition
    • breakthrough for
    • breakthrough in
    phrases
    • the latest breakthrough
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See breakthrough in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee breakthrough in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

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