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noun 
  1. (context, Military) An advance through and past enemy lines (or vice versa).
  2. Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
w:Albert Einstein, Albert Einstein is credited with making some of the greatest breakthroughs in w:general relativity, modern physics.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: doorbraak
  • German: Durchbruch
  • Spanish: brecha
    (trans-bottom) (trans-top, major progress)
adjective 
  1. characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle
a technology
Translations: 
  • Spanish: punta (ej. tecnologí­a punta).
Etymology: From break + through

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