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epoch-making

adj

Etymology

Calque of German epochemachend.

  1. calqued from epochemachend

Definitions

  1. Constituting an epoch

    Constituting an epoch; opening a new era; introducing new conceptions or a new method in the treatment of a subject; highly novel and influential.

    • The play itself was "sound," though not epoch-making. The performance of the leading lady was satisfactory and exactly what was to be expected from her.
    • The prime minister, Tony Blair, described the terrorist attacks on America as having "epoch-making proportions" as parliament was recalled for an emergency session today.

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