breakthrough
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Synonyms: break through, breakthroughs, readthrough, breaks through
Antonyms: break through, breakthroughs, readthrough, breaks through
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Adjective
- Characterized by [[major]] progress or overcoming some obstacle.
- {{lb|en|immunology}} 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
- {{lb|en|military}} An [[advance]] through and past [[enemy]] [[line]]s.
- Any major progress; such as a great [[innovation]] or [[discovery]] that overcomes a significant [[obstacle]].
- {{lb|en|sports}} The [[penetration]] of the [[opposition]]'s [[defence]].
- {{lb|en|construction}} 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.
- {{lb|en|medicine|sometimes|attributive}} The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite [[medication]] or other medical treatment.
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