Meaning & use
epochal
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Extremely significant or influential, marking the beginning of a new era.
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The invention of the printing press was an epochal moment in human history.
Historians still debate whether the treaty was truly epochal or simply a temporary truce.
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Related to 'epoch' (a distinct period of time); reserved for events considered genuinely history-changing, not just important.
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