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- DictionaryBreak·through/ˈbrākˌTHro͞o/
noun
- 1. a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development: "a major breakthrough in DNA research"
The meaning of BREAKTHROUGH is a sudden advance especially in knowledge or technique. How to use breakthrough in a sentence.
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. More examples. Fewer examples.
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. More examples. Fewer examples.
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.
noun. 1. a significant development or discovery, esp in science. a major scientific breakthrough. the test is a breakthrough in the early diagnosis of disease. The company looks poised to make a significant breakthrough in China. This year we made a breakthrough in speed and functionality.
There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word breakthrough. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
BREAKTHROUGH meaning: 1 : a sudden increase in knowledge, understanding, etc. an important discovery that happens after trying for a long time to understand or explain something sometimes used before another noun; 2 : a person's first important success sometimes used before another noun.
breakthrough. noun. /ˈbreɪkθruː/. /ˈbreɪkθruː/. 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.
Breakthrough Definition. An act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction. The act, result, or place of breaking through against resistance, as in warfare. A strikingly important advance or discovery.
