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Epochal Definition & Meaning

epochal
adjective
  1. highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era; "epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill"; "an epoch-making discovery"

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What does epochal mean?
highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era; "epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill"; "an epoch-making discovery"
What part of speech is epochal?
Epochal is an adjective.

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