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adj
Constituting an epoch; opening a new era; introducing new conceptions or a new method in the treatment of a subject; highly novel and influential.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: epochal
Antonyms: none provided
History
Calque of German epochemachend.
Across languages
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