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record-breaking

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of an achievement or observation, exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity or category.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: record-setting, record

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

surpassing any previously established record

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a record-breaking high jump
  • record-breaking crowds

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: قِيَاسِيّ (qiyāsiyy) — exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
  • Armenian: ռեկորդային (ṙekordayin) — exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
  • Catalan: rècord — exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
  • Dutch: record — exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
  • Finnish: ennätyksellinen — exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
  • French: record — exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
  • German: rekordbrechend — exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
  • German: Rekord- — exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
  • Hungarian: rekorddöntő — exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
  • Polish: rekordowy — exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
  • Portuguese: recorde — exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
  • Russian: рекордный (rekordnyj) — exceeding the highest previously recorded level in that activity
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