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Groundbreaking is defined as something innovative, pioneering or that has never been done before.

(adjective)

When there is a new medicine that may help to treat cancer that has never been in existence before, this is an example of a groundbreaking new treatment.

The definition of a groundbreaking is a ceremony held when construction is started on a new building.

(noun)

An example of a groundbreaking is when the mayor comes before the media to dig up the first shovel full of dirt for the new police building.

See groundbreaking in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

designating or of the ceremony of breaking ground, as for a new building
pioneering

noun

a groundbreaking ceremony for a new building

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groundbreaker noun

See groundbreaking in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or ceremony of breaking ground to begin a construction project.

adjective

Of, relating to, or being a ceremony of breaking ground.
Characterized by originality and innovation: a groundbreaking technology.

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