epochal
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9.3
- adjective
- /ˈɛpəˌkɔl/
- Formal
:
épocal
- Only with the epochal shift to modernity does the rhetoric of the image begin to obtrude itself.
- epochal shift
- epochal event
- epochal transformation
Now, the time we live in is a very epochal one.
- Now, the time we live in is a very epochal one.
- I think that this is really an epochal kind of thing.
Examples
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The end of what the Vietnamese call the "American war" was a truly epochal triumph for the North.
Academic text (2000) -
The discovery of vaccines was an epochal advancement in public health.
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The moment an artist turns pro is as epochal as the birth of his first child.
Blog text (17) -
Angels in America really was an epochal moment in American theater.
Blog text (20) -
Deep Throat was an epochal moment in the history of modern sexuality.
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The process of social change would have to be seen as epochal rather than apocalyptic.
Academic text (1992) -
Westphalia has been seen as epochal for many scholastic disciplines, but none so much as international relations.
Academic text (2005) -
In 1939, he published the epochal paper on The Unitary Representations of the Inhomogeneous Lorentz Group.
Academic text (1995) -
His speech marked an epochal moment in the fight for civil rights.
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The introduction of the internet has been epochal in transforming communication.
Synonyms
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4.9
Very important for the success of something
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5.7
Very important and impressive because of size or achievement
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7.0
Important because it changes what happens next
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6.1
Very important and surprising in a way that changes what happens
1
7.0
Very important and likely to change many things
1
8.8
An event that causes an important change and starts a new era
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Etymology
The word epochal comes from the word epoch, which comes from Greek epochē meaning 'a fixed point in time'. So an epochal event is one that marks or starts a whole new era and is very important.