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.

Derived terms

• groundbreakingly

Translations

innovative — see also innovative,‎ revolutionary

Bulgarian: новаторски (novatorski) Danish: banebrydende Dutch: baanbrekend (nl), grensverleggend (nl) Finnish: uraauurtava (fi) French: révolutionnaire (fr) German: bahnbrechend (de), weltbewegend, innovativ (de) Greek: πρωτοποριακός (el) m (protoporiakós), νεωτεριστικός (el) m (neoteristikós) Hebrew: פורץ־דרך Italian: rivoluzionario (it) m, innovativo (it), di rottura Norwegian: banebrytende, nyskapende (no), epokegjørende Nynorsk: banebrytande, nyskapande Polish: innowacyjny (pl), pionierski (pl), rewolucyjny (pl), przełomowy (pl), nowatorski (pl), prekursorski (pl) Portuguese: inovador (pt) m Spanish: rompedor, romper esquemas (verb) Swedish: banbrytande (sv)

Noun

groundbreaking (countable and uncountable, plural groundbreakings)

1. The point at which construction begins, by digging into the ground.
2. A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction.

Translations

a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction

Bulgarian: първа копка (pǎrva kopka) Finnish: peruskiven muuraus German: Grundsteinlegung (de) f, Baubeginn (de) m Greek: εγκαίνια (el) pl (egkaínia), τελετή εγκαινίων f (teletí egkainíon) Icelandic: skóflustunga Khmer: បឋមសិលា (paʼthɑmsəylaa) Polish: wmurowanie kamienia węgielnego n

See also

• break ground
• cutting edge

Anagrams

• breaking ground