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BREAKAWAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of breaking away or withdrawing from
Example:
a breaking away from family and neighborhood
Synonyms:
breakaway; breaking away
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("breakaway" is a kind of...):
secession; withdrawal (formal separation from an alliance or federation)
Derivation:
break away (withdraw from an organization or communion)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
Example:
a breakaway faction
Synonyms:
breakaway; fissiparous; separatist
Classified under:
Similar:
independent (free from external control and constraint)
