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BREAKING AWAY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Departing hastily
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("breaking away" is a kind of...):
departure; going; going away; leaving (the act of departing)
Sense 2
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 ("breaking away" is a kind of...):
secession; withdrawal (formal separation from an alliance or federation)
