pathbreaking

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adjective

Opening a new path or approach

“a pathbreaking article”

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Meanings

adjectivepathbreaking (not comparable)

alternative path-breaking

  1. not comparableOpening a new path or approach

    a pathbreaking article

    1 more example

    To be a pathbreaking leader takes a certain type of personality.

    1986, Clark Kerr, Marian L. Gade, The Many Lives of Academic Presidents, page 69

    Synonyms: groundbreaking, revolutionary

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOpening a new path or approach

Origin

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APA

pathbreaking. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pathbreaking

MLA

“pathbreaking.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pathbreaking. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pathbreaking,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pathbreaking.

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