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Definition of Groundbreaking
1. Adjective. Being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before. "A mind so innovational, so original"
Similar to: Original
Derivative terms: Innovation, Innovation, Innovation, Innovate, Innovativeness
2. Noun. The ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project.
Definition of Groundbreaking
1. Adjective. Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before. ¹
2. Noun. A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction. ¹
3. Noun. The point at which construction begins. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Groundbreaking
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Groundbreaking
Literary usage of Groundbreaking
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Book of King Solomon by Professor Solomon (2005)
"CHAPTER 39 Groundbreaking A PROCESSION OF PRIESTS, DIGNITARIES, AND MEM- bers
... "The honor of groundbreaking is yours, Your Majesty," said the architect. ..."
2. Footprints: Strategies for Non-Traditional Program Evaluation edited by Joy A. Frechtling (1995)
"Joy adds that the impacts are different between studies that are research oriented
and those that are groundbreaking. For example, she says that the old ..."
3. The Manhattan Project: Making the Atomic Bomb by F. G. Gosling (1999)
"Groundbreaking for the X-10 plutonium pilot plant takes place at Oak Ridge ...
Groundbreaking for the 100-B plutonium production pile at Hanford takes place ..."
4. Engineering Research And America's Future: Meeting the Challenges of a by National Academy of Engineering (2005)
"Without engineering research, innovation, especially groundbreaking innovation
... In fact, groundbreaking innovation was the driving force behind American ..."