groundbreaking

See also: ground-breaking

English

Etymology

From ground +‎ breaking, in reference to the practice of breaking ground at the beginning of a new building or construction.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹaʊndbɹeɪkɪŋ/

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Adjective

groundbreaking (comparative more groundbreaking, superlative most groundbreaking)

1. Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.

   The latest model includes several groundbreaking features and improvements.

Translations

innovative

• Bulgarian: новаторски (novatorski)
• Dutch: baanbrekend (nl), grensverleggend (nl)
• German: bahnbrechend (de)
• Greek: πρωτοποριακός (el) m (protoporiakós), νεωτεριστικός (el) m (neoteristikós)
• Hebrew: פורץ-דרך‎
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• Italian: rivoluzionario (it) m, rivoluzionaria (it) f
• Portuguese: inovador (pt) m, inovadora f
• Spanish: innovador (es) m, innovadora (es) f
• Swedish: banbrytande (sv)

Noun

groundbreaking (plural groundbreakings)

1. A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction.
2. The point at which construction begins.

Translations

a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction

• Finnish: peruskiven muuraus
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• Greek: εγκαίνια (el) pl (egkaínia), τελετή εγκαινίων f (teletí egkainíon)

See also

• break ground
• cutting edge