groundbreaking
UK/ˈɡɹaʊndˌbɹeɪkɪŋ/
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Australia/ˈɡɹæɔndˌbɹæɪkɪŋ/
groundbreaking adjective: innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.
Adjective
groundbreaking (comparative more groundbreaking, superlative most groundbreaking)
- Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.
- The latest model includes several groundbreaking features and improvements.
- Synonyms:
- pathbreaking
Noun
groundbreaking (countable and uncountable, plural groundbreakings)
- The point at which construction begins, by digging into the ground.
- A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction.
groundbreaking meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
groundbreaking in Hindi
- ग्राउंडब्रेकिंग
groundbreaking in Marathi
- ग्राउंडब्रेकिंग
groundbreaking in Bengali
- যুগান্তকারী
groundbreaking in Telugu
- గ్రౌండ్బ్రేకింగ్
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- groundbreaking in Gujarati
- ગ્રાઉન્ડબ્રેકિંગ, ગ્રાઉન્ડબ્રેક, ગ્રાઉન્ડબ્રેકીંગ
- groundbreaking in Nepali
- ग्राउन्डब्रेकिङ, ग्राउन्डब्रेकिङ्ग, ग्राउन्डब्रेकिङ्
- groundbreaking in Arabic
- رَائِد rāʔid
Examples of groundbreaking in a sentence
- The scientist received the highest accolade in her field for the groundbreaking discovery.
- One of his first, and most groundbreaking, stories was about "cooping," police slang for sleeping on duty.
- If GLP-1 drugs only treated diabetes and did not promote weight loss, they would still be medically groundbreaking.
Synonyms of groundbreaking
Forms of groundbreaking
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more groundbreaking |
| superlative | most groundbreaking |
| Noun | |
| plural | groundbreakings |
Origin of groundbreaking
From ground + breaking, in reference to the practice of breaking ground at the beginning of a new building or construction.
Words formed from groundbreaking
Questions about groundbreaking
- What does groundbreaking mean?
- Groundbreaking means innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.
- What is groundbreaking in Hindi?
- Groundbreaking in Hindi is ग्राउंडब्रेकिंग. See Groundbreaking meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is groundbreaking?
- Groundbreaking can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce groundbreaking?
- Groundbreaking is pronounced /ˈɡɹaʊndˌbɹeɪkɪŋ/ (UK).
Words near groundbreaking in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: groundbreaking (page history and authors); groundbreaking (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); groundbreaking (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); groundbreaking (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); groundbreaking (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); groundbreaking (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); groundbreaking (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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