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								having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude a breakaway faction
 
 'breakaway' - used as a noun
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								the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
 there was a breakaway by the discontented members
 
 'breakaway' - used as a verb
 3.
								break off (a piece from a whole)
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								move away or escape suddenly
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								interrupt a continued activity
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								withdraw from an organization or communion
 After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away
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								flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
 
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