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Definition of groundbreaking adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

groundbreaking

adjective
 
/ˈɡraʊndbreɪkɪŋ/
 
/ˈɡraʊndbreɪkɪŋ/
[only before noun]
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  1. making new discoveries; using new methods
    • a groundbreaking piece of research
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryGroundbreaking is used with these nouns:
    • report
    • research
    • work
    • …
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