epochal

[ˈɛ.pək.əl]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.13 in modern English

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adj

adj

"But they were the great epochal design; their influence on locomotive development is felt to this day and their niche in railway history is secure."
"It had been an epochal decade for cancer epidemiology, but equally, an epochal decade for tobacco."

From epoch + -al.

more epochal (comparative) most epochal (superlative)

epochality epochally nonepochal

epoch-making

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How do you pronounce epochal?

The recorded pronunciation is [ˈɛ.pək.əl].

What does epochal mean?

Of or pertaining to an epoch.

Where does epochal come from?

From epoch + -al.

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