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breakaway

DEFINITIONS OF: breakaway

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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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