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breakaway

2 noun
     
breakaway2 [singular]
1 a time when some people leave a group or organization after a disagreement and start a new group or organization
breakaway from
He led a breakaway from the Communist Party.
2 a change from the usual or accepted way of doing something
breakaway from
His work marks a breakaway from traditional building styles.
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