单词 | epochal |
释义 | epochaladj. 1. Of or pertaining to an epoch or epochs. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > [adjective] epochal1685 periodical1825 eral1861 periodic1884 1685 H. More Paralipomena Prophetica 376 If the Epochal note should fall out either before the beginning of the first Semitime, etc. 1827 J. C. Hare & A. W. Hare Guesses at Truth (1873) 2nd Ser. 355 Shakespeare has given such a national tinge and epochal propriety to his characters. 1847 J. Hare Victorian Faith 67 We..hear the striking of one of its [Time's] epochal hours. 1865 J. W. Draper Intell. Devel. Europe xxvi. 617 The three distinct modes of life occur in an epochal order. 2. Of the nature of an epoch; forming an epoch; epoch-making. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > worthy of notice specialc1405 eminentc1420 markablec1449 noteworthy1552 regardable1572 respectable1584 of —— observation1587 considerable1589 of (great, little, etc.) mark1590 signal1591 remarkable1593 conspicuous1604 noble1604 observative1608 observable1609 significant1642 noteful1644 signalized1652 tall1655 curious1682 notice-worthy1713 unco1724 noticeable1793 handsome1813 epoch-forming1816 measurable1839 epochal1857 epoch-making1863 era-making1894 epoch-marking1895 high profile1950 landmark1959 1857 M. Pattison in Westm. Rev. Oct. 389 The..epochal crises of affairs. 1866 W. R. Alger Solitudes Nature & Man ii. 80 [David Hume's] place in the history of philosophy is of epochal importance. 1877 J. W. Dawson Origin of World vi. 127 Warring..has suggested that the Mosaic days are epochal days. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2018). < adj.1685 |
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