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epochal
What does epochal mean?
epochal (adjective): highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce epochal?
/ˈɛpəkəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does epochal come from?
From epoch + -al.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to epochal
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era
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feeling or exhibiting envy; jealously desiring the excellence or good fortune of another; maliciously grudging
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simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings
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separate or isolated from the surroundings; having little regard for others' opinions or prejudices; provincial
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