Swedish

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Etymology

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bana ([railroad] track) +‎ brytande (breaking). Compare Dutch baanbrekend and German bahnbrechend.

Adjective

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banbrytande (comparative mer banbrytande, superlative mest banbrytande)

  1. groundbreaking, pioneering, trailblazing
    Synonyms: epokgörande, nydanande, revolutionerande
    • 2021, “Så blev ”Performance” Storbritanniens mest mytomspunna kultfilm”, in Dagens Nyheter[1]:
      Femtio år efter premiären är ”Performance” fortfarande en av historiens mest banbrytande och mytomspunna filmer.
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Declension

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Inflection of banbrytande
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular banbrytande
Neuter singular banbrytande
Plural banbrytande
Masculine plural3 banbrytande
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 banbrytande
All banbrytande
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic
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See also

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