Groundbreaking

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  • noun. The act or ceremony of breaking ground to begin a construction project.
  • adjective. Of, relating to, or being a ceremony of breaking ground.
  • adjective. Characterized by originality and innovation.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project. It is sometimes carried out by an official who digs the first spadeful of dirt from the ground, to begin the preparatory excavation work.
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  • adjective. Innovative; new, different; doing something that has never been done before.
  • noun. A ceremony to mark the beginning of construction.
  • noun. The point at which construction begins.
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  • adjective. being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
  • noun. the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
    • Word Usage
    "Mrs. Obama said she was thrilled by passage of what she described as a groundbreaking piece of legislation."
    cross-reference
    break ground  cutting edge  
    Equivalent
    original  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beginning  ceremony  commencement  start  
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    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Gov.  cochlear  couv  crysknife  defloration  
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    Words with the same meaning
    groundbreaking ceremony  
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