# wegweisend

wegweisend is a German adjective meaning “pointing the way”. Forms: wegweisender, am wegweisendsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: wegweisender
- Superlative: am wegweisendsten

## Meanings

1. pointing the way (ahead), pioneering, pathbreaking
   - eine wegweisende Deklaration / Erfindung / Rede / Tat / Untersuchung — a declaration / invention / speech / deed / investigation that points the way (ahead) a pioneering/pathbreaking declaration / invention / speech / deed / investigation
2. _figurative_ pioneering; groundbreaking; trailblazing; pathbreaking; revolutionary
   - Marconis Entdeckung der Funkwellen war wegweisend für die Kommunikation über große Entfernungen.

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