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breakthroughan important discovery or development that removes a barrier to progress

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: an important discovery or development that removes a barrier to progress

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈbreɪkθruː/

Korean meaning: 돌파구, 획기적 발견

Korean pronunciation: **브레**익쓰루

Example Sentences

  • After years of drinking only coffee, trying tea was a real breakthrough in my caffeine relationship.
  • The AI breakthrough helped doctors diagnose diseases more accurately.
  • His breakthrough role in the movie made him an overnight star.

breakthrough

NOUN

//ˈbreɪkθruː//

an important discovery or development that removes a barrier to progress

breakthrough concept
💡 Concept

an important discovery or development that removes a barrier to progress

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breakthrough rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

A breakthrough won't come to you — you break walls and push right through.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈbreɪkθruː/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈbreɪkθruː/

🌳Etymology

Rootbreak
Suffix-through

Origin

A 20th-century English compound formed by combining the common verb 'break' with the noun 'through', originally used in military contexts to describe penetrating enemy lines, later generalized to mean overcoming any obstacle.

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🎵Rhyme

see-throughgrewnew
see-through
grew
new

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📝Examples

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After years of drinking only coffee, trying tea was a real breakthrough in my caffeine relationship.

The AI breakthrough helped doctors diagnose diseases more accurately.

His breakthrough role in the movie made him an overnight star.

Scientists celebrated the breakthrough that could lead to unlimited clean energy.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

advancementdiscoveryinnovationprogressrevolution

Antonyms

setbackregressionfailure

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