Ground-breaking

adj, noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A ceremony marking the commencement of construction of a road, bridge, or building.

    "I HAVE had a hand in numerous ground breakings and ribbon cuttings, but never before have I approached one with the eagerness and enthusiasm that I possess for today's ceremony."

Adjective
  1. 1
    innovative, different than other things of its type. idiomatic

    "ground-breaking technology"

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"Scientists at the research center have hailed the find as ground-breaking."

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