"groundbreaking" meaning in English

See groundbreaking in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡraʊndbreɪkɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-groundbreaking.ogg [US] Forms: groundbreaking [positive], more groundbreaking [comparative], most groundbreaking [superlative]
Etymology: ground + breaking Etymology templates: {{compound|ground|breaking}} ground + breaking Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If an idea is groundbreaking, it is innovative and was never done before.
    Sense id: simple-groundbreaking-en-adj-1duV9oPQ

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡraʊndbreɪkɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-groundbreaking.ogg [US] Forms: groundbreaking [singular], groundbreakings [plural]
Etymology: ground + breaking Etymology templates: {{compound|ground|breaking}} ground + breaking Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Groundbreaking is the point when the construction of something begins by digging into the ground.
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  2. Groundbreaking is a ceremony to mark the beginning of construction.
    Sense id: simple-groundbreaking-en-noun-myTCYUq-
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