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WordBand 6.5–7.5Toofey picks
breakthrough
/ˈbreɪkθruː/
noun
An important discovery or achievement.
- “Scientists announced a breakthrough in cancer treatment.”Toofey
- “The field of synthetic biology is constantly producing new breakthroughs and innovations.”Tatoeba
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Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); IPA generated with eSpeak NG (GPL-3.0 (software))