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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

划时代的

Native Script:中文汉字

Pronunciation / Transliteration: huà shídài de

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Epochal/ˈɛp.ə.kəl/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这是一篇划时代的文章。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Marking the beginning of a new era or momentous period in history; exceptionally significant and influential.

    "The scientist published an epochal article that fundamentally transformed our understanding of quantum physics."
  2. 2

    Relating to or characteristic of an epoch.

    "The discovery was of epochal importance to the field of molecular biology."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'epoch', originating from the Late Latin 'epocha' and Greek 'epokhē' meaning 'a pause, fixed point of time'. The suffix '-al' was added in the 19th century to form an adjective describing events or writings that mark a major turning point or a new era in history.

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