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groundbreaking

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ground·break·ing  (groundbrkng)
n.
The act or ceremony of breaking ground to begin a construction project.
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or being a ceremony of breaking ground.
2. Characterized by originality and innovation: a groundbreaking technology.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.groundbreaking - the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
groundbreaking ceremony
commencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations"
ceremony - the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony"
Adj.1.groundbreaking - being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before; "stylistically innovative works"; "innovative members of the artistic community"; "a mind so innovational, so original"
innovational, innovative
original - being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"


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1 -- color) Lancaster School District Superintendent Steve Gocke speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for Endeavour Middle School in Lancaster on Wednesday as work on the school goes on behind him.
OFFICIALS BREAK GROUND FOR ENDEAVOUR CAMPUS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The Borough of Edgewater, with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, celebrated the groundbreaking of the Edgewater Marina Park and Ferry Landing in Bergen county on Friday, January 20.
Groundbreaking held for new Edgewater marina by Real Estate Weekly
MINNEAPOLIS -- Southwest Casino Corporation (OTCBB:SWCC) confirmed today that the previously announced groundbreaking ceremony for the North Metro Harness Initiative racetrack and card room will be held on Thursday, January 18, 2007 at 1:30 p.
Southwest Casino Corporation Confirms Groundbreaking for North Metro ... by Business Wire
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