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breakout
/ˈbreɪkaʊt/ adjective [before noun]Definition
› very successful, especially when compared to something else: They described 2008 as a breakout year for European technology firms.
› relating to a meeting of one or more small groups that are part of a larger group: The CEO gave a speech in the morning, and breakout sessions followed in the afternoon. The conference centre has eight break-out rooms.
(Definition of breakout adjective from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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