epoch-making

[ ep-uh k-mey-king or, esp. British, ee-pok- ]
/ ˈɛp əkˌmeɪ kɪŋ or, esp. British, ˈi pɒk- /

adjective

opening a new era, as in human history, thought, or knowledge; epochal: an epoch-making discovery.

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Origin of epoch-making

First recorded in 1870–75

Words nearby epoch-making

epizootiology, epizooty, epns, epo, epoch, epoch-making, epochal, epode, epoetin alfa, eponychia, eponychium
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British Dictionary definitions for epoch-making

epoch-making

adjective

of great importance; momentous
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