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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈe.pi.ko
"El alunizajé fue un acontecimiento verdaderamente histórico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Marking the beginning of a new and important period in history or in the development of something.
"The invention of the internet was an epoch-making event that transformed global communication." - 2
Extremely significant and innovative on a historic scale.
"She made an epoch-making discovery in quantum physics that changed our understanding of the universe."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'epoch' (from Greek 'epokhē' meaning 'fixed point, pause') combined with the participle of 'make'. First appearing in the mid-19th century, the term was coined to describe events, discoveries, or inventions so significant that they mark the beginning of a new historical era or developmental period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Epoch-making" is said worldwide
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révolutionnaire
Transliteration: ʁe.vɔ.lu.sjɔ.nɛʁ
"La découverte de l'ADN fut un événement révolutionnaire."
epochemachend
Transliteration: eˈpɔxəˌmaxn̩t
"Die Erfindung des Buchdrucks war ein epochemachendes Ereignis."
epocale
Transliteration: e.poˈka.le
"La caduta del muro di Berlin è stata un evento epocale."
épico
Transliteration: ˈe.pi.ko
"El alunizajé fue un acontecimiento verdaderamente histórico."
épico
Transliteration: ˈɛ.pi.ku
"A chegada do homem à Lua foi um evento que marcou uma época."
युगांतकारी
Transliteration: yugantkari
"स्वतंत्रता का संग्राम एक युगांतकारी घटना थी।"
划时代的
Transliteration: huà shídài de
"这是一次划时代的技术革命。"
획기적인
Transliteration: hoek-gi-jeok-in
"그것은 세계 역사상 획기적인 사건이었다."
画期的な出来事
Transliteration: kakkiteki na dekigoto
"それは科学史において画期的な出来事だった。"
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