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epochal

epoc·hal

UK/ˈɛ.pək.əl/ US/ˈiː.pɒk.əl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era

  • “epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill”
  • “an epoch-making discovery”
Synonyms

Origin

From epoch + -al.

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