adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to an epoch.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
epochal
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Pronunciation
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[ˈɛ.pək.əl]
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[ˈiː.pɒk.əl]
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CMU ARPABET: EH1 P AH0 K AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Highly important or significant; monumental, epoch-making.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill
- an epoch-making discovery
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: epoch-making
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From epoch + -al.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: epocale — of or pertaining to an epoch
- Polish: epokowy — of or pertaining to an epoch
- Romanian: epocal — of or pertaining to an epoch
- German: epochal — highly important
- Polish: epokowy — highly important
- Polish: przełomowy — highly important
- Romanian: epocal — highly important