groundbreaking

[ ground-brey-king ]

/ ˈgraʊndˌbreɪ kɪŋ /

the act or ceremony of breaking ground for a new construction project.

of or relating to such a ceremony.

originating or pioneering a new endeavor, field of inquiry, or the like: Pasteur's groundbreaking work in bacteriology.

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First recorded in 1905–10; ground¹ + break + -ing¹, -ing²

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And the media, in turn, patted the company on the back for their “groundbreaking” progressivism.
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