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Breakthrough   /brˈeɪkθrˌu/   Listen
noun
breakthrough  n.  
1.
A productive insight.
Synonyms: discovery, find.
2.
A sudden change of situation, such as making an important discovery, that permits further rapid advances toward a goal.
3.
(Mil.) A penetration of an enemy's defense in depth and strength.





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— Reproduction of Copyrighted Works By Educators and Librarians • Library of Congress. Copyright Office.
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— By Proxy • Gordon Randall Garrett
... right hand vibrated in its metal sheath. A pale vibray leaped from the lensed fingertip. Breakthrough! The glasstic pane dissolved. Lane ...
— Mutineer • Robert J. Shea


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