Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pathbreaking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: path-break-ing
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Opening a new path or approach

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From path + breaking.

Inflected Forms

path-breaking (alternative)

Derived Forms

pathbreakingly

Synonyms

groundbreaking revolutionary

Questions

What does pathbreaking mean?: Opening a new path or approach
Where does pathbreaking come from?: From path + breaking.

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