BREAKTHROUGHS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Breakthrough

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈbreɪkθruː
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development

Short Definition:

sudden, dramatic, and important discovery or development

Examples:
  • a major breakthrough in DNA research
  • detectives think they have made a breakthrough in their search
Definition:

denoting a symptomatic case of a disease occurring despite preventative medication, vaccination, or prior infection

Short Definition:

denoting case of disease occurring despite medication or vaccination

Examples:
  • we're seeing more and more of these breakthrough infections

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