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单词 epochal
释义

epochal

adjective

ep·​och·​al ˈe-pə-kəl How to pronounce epochal (audio)
ˈe-ˌpä-kəl
1
: of or relating to an epoch
2
: uniquely or highly significant : momentous
during his three epochal years in the assembly C. G. Bowers
also : unparalleled
epochal stupidity
epochally adverb

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Most striking was his push for reargument in the epochal desegregation case of Brown v. Board of Education. Charles S. Dameron, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 But even if not, its epochal transmission will continue to ceaselessly travel through the void. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 6 Sep. 2022 An NFT Picasso brings with it almost epochal symbolism, something like when the Beatles collection was finally put up on iTunes. Jamey Keaten, chicagotribune.com, 26 Jan. 2022 Either way, our list is perfect for escaping reality with the epochal characters of a beloved decade—Chunk, Ferris, Indy, Baby, Loretta—because going through bouts of uncertainty in a time capsule is a lot better. Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Aug. 2022 Akin to Nas and his epochal debut Illmatic, 1999 stands as Joey Bada$$’s defining statement, casting a shadow over subsequent projects that seem lesser by comparison. Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2022 The Battle of Poltava that Putin cited saw Russian forces deliver an epochal blow to Sweden’s continental ambitions in Europe. Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 9 June 2022 In missing this, Nussbaum succumbs to the spell of Churchill’s epochal speeches of 1940. Priya Satia, The New Republic, 20 May 2022 The news ricocheted around the world with an epochal force. Susan J. Wolfson, The Atlantic, 18 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1685, in the meaning defined at sense 1

epochal

adjective

as in momentous

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • momentous
  • earthshaking
  • fateful
  • cataclysmic
  • crucial
  • pivotal
  • critical
  • watershed
  • decisive
  • crossover
  • life-or-death
  • life-and-death
  • culminating
  • payoff
  • crowning
  • vital
  • deciding
  • cataclysmal
  • climactic
  • meridian
  • apocalyptic
  • apical
  • highest
  • crestal
  • climacteric
  • make-or-break
  • apogean
  • apocalyptical
  • high
  • go-no-go

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • anticlimactic
  • trivial
  • inconsequential
  • unimportant
  • insignificant
  • anticlimactical
  • noncritical
  • indecisive
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