epoch-making
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of epoch-making
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The new fossils date to 17 to 19 million years ago, or the early-mid Miocene epoch, making them the youngest known toothed whales.
From Science Magazine • Feb. 17, 2013
I don’t imagine his appearances in “T. J. Hooker,” “The Practice” or “Boston Legal” were similarly epoch making.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2012
Hadley built and equipped his flyer and started off on what he hoped would be an epoch making flight.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 by Bates, Harry
The welcome she had received as a guest in his house and the wonderful evening that succeeded it were among the epoch making hours in Eleanor’s life.
From Turn About Eleanor by Cootes, F. Graham
The thirty-sixth session of Chautauqua was epoch making in the development of material resources.
From The Story of Chautauqua by Hurlbut, Jesse Lyman
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