Definitions
making an important discovery
Word origin
From break + through. Compare German Durchbruch and Dutch doorbraak (“breakthrough”, literally “through-break”).
Used in a sentence
“a breakthrough technological advance”
“Albert Einstein is credited with making some of the greatest breakthroughs in modern physics.”
“But with the lively Dos Santos pulling the strings behind strikers Pavlyuchenko and Defoe, Spurs controlled the first half without finding the breakthrough their dominance deserved.”
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