epochal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˈɛ.pək.əl]
- [ˈiː.pɒk.əl]
Etymology
From epoch + -al.
Meanings
- Of or pertaining to an epoch.
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(figuratively) Highly important or significant; monumental, epoch-making.
It had been an epochal decade for cancer epidemiology, but equally, an epochal decade for tobacco.
2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 250:But they were the great epochal design; their influence on locomotive development is felt to this day and their niche in railway history is secure.
1954 May, John W. Grant, “A Railway Requiem”, in Railway Magazine, page 351:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most epochal | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more epochal | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
epochally · epochality · nonepochal
Translations (7)
pl przełomowy (highly important) · ro epocal (highly important) · it epocale (of or pertaining to an epoch) · de epochal (highly important) · pl epokowy (highly important) · pl epokowy (of or pertaining to an epoch) · ro epocal (of or pertaining to an epoch)