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epochal

[ˈɛ.pək.əl]

epochal adjective: of or pertaining to an epoch.

Adjective

epochal (comparative more epochal, superlative most epochal)

  1. Of or pertaining to an epoch.
  2. (figuratively) Highly important or significant; monumental, epoch-making.
    • 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.1954 May, John W. Grant, “A Railway Requiem”, in Railway Magazine, page 351
    • It had been an epochal decade for cancer epidemiology, but equally, an epochal decade for tobacco.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 250

epochal meaning in Tamil

epochal in Tamil

காலகட்டம்

Forms of epochal

comparativemore epochal
superlativemost epochal

Origin of epochal

From epoch + -al.

Words formed from epochal

Questions about epochal

What does epochal mean?
Epochal means of or pertaining to an epoch.
What is epochal in Tamil?
Epochal in Tamil is காலகட்டம். See Epochal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epochal?
Epochal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce epochal?
Epochal is pronounced [ˈɛ.pək.əl].

Words near epochal in the dictionary

  1. epoccipitals
  2. epoch
  3. epoch-making
  4. EPOCH-R
  5. epocha
  6. epochal
  7. epochality
  8. epochally
  9. Epochalypse
  10. epochas
  11. epoche

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epochal (page history and authors); epochal (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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