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DEFINITIONS OF:
breakaway
1
n
the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
“there was a
breakaway
by the discontented members”
Synonyms:
breaking away
Type of:
secession
,
withdrawal
formal separation from an alliance or federation
adj
having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
“a
breakaway
faction”
Synonyms:
fissiparous
,
separatist
independent
free from external control and constraint
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