adjective, noun
adjective [onlybeforenoun] (of a political group, an organization, or a part of a country) having separated from a larger group or country:
a breakaway faction / group / section * a breakaway republic
noun [sing.]
1 an occasion when members of a political party or an organization leave it in order to form a new party, etc.
2 a change from an accepted style:
a breakaway from his earlier singing style
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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