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What makes the Universal Declaration an epochal document is first of all its global impetus and secondly the breadth of its claims, a commitment to a new social contract, binding on all the Governments of the world.
John Charles Polanyi

Meaning of "epochal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EPOCHAL

epochal  [ˈɛpˌɒk əl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPOCHAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Epochal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EPOCHAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of epochal in the English dictionary

The definition of epochal in the dictionary is of great importance; momentous. Other definition of epochal is of or relating to a point in time beginning a new or distinctive period.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPOCHAL


alchemical
ælˈkɛmɪk əl
audiological
ˌɔːdɪəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
cecal
ˈsiːk əl
Christological
ˌkrɪstəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
cortical
ˈkɔːtɪk əl
countercyclical
ˌkaʊntəˈsɪklɪk əl
cyclical
ˈsɪklɪk əl
cytochemical
ˌsaɪtəʊˈkɛmɪk əl
cytological
ˌsaɪtəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
dermatological
ˌdɜːmətəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
dropsical
ˈdrɒpsɪk əl
dynamical
daɪˈnæmɪk əl
electrophysiological
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌfɪzɪəʊˈlɒdʒɪk əl
entomological
ˌɛntəməˈlɒdʒɪk əl
epidemiological
ˈɛpɪˌdi:mɪəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
ethnobotanical
ˌɛθnəʊbəˈtænɪk əl
ethnographical
ˌɛθnəˈɡræfɪk əl
etiological
ˌiːtɪəˈlɒdʒɪk əl
etymological
ˌɛtɪməˈlɒdʒɪk əl
extratropical
ˌɛkstrəˈtrɒpɪk əl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPOCHAL

epoch
epoch-making
epochally
epode
epodic
eponychium
eponym
eponymic
eponymous
eponymously
eponymy
epopee
epopoeia
epopt
epos
epoxidation
epoxide
epoxide resin
epoxidize
epoxies

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPOCHAL

chal
conchal
exarchal
Funchal
hemistichal
Hexateuchal
hierarchal
matriarchal
monarchal
nuchal
oligarchal
paschal
patriarchal
Pentateuchal
rhonchal
seneschal
squirearchal
stomachal
trochal
Uttaranchal

Synonyms and antonyms of epochal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «epochal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EPOCHAL

Find out the translation of epochal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of epochal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «epochal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

具有划时代意义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

epocal
570 millions of speakers

English

epochal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुनियभर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تاريخي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эпохальным
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

epocal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যুগারম্ভমূলক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

d´époque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Epokal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

epochal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

画期的な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

획기적인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Epokal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuộc về lịch sử
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடுப்படை தீவிர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युरोपीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çığır açan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

epocale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

epokowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

епохальним
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

epocal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοσμοϊστορική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

epogale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

epokgörande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

epokegjørende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of epochal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPOCHAL»

The term «epochal» is normally little used and occupies the 116.012 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPOCHAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about epochal

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QUOTES WITH «EPOCHAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word epochal.
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John Charles Polanyi
What makes the Universal Declaration an epochal document is first of all its global impetus and secondly the breadth of its claims, a commitment to a new social contract, binding on all the Governments of the world.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPOCHAL»

Discover the use of epochal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to epochal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Epochal Nature of Process in Whitehead's Metaphysics
" -- F. Bradford Wallack The twentieth century has seen the greatest innovations in philosophical cosmology since Newton and Descartes, and Alfred North Whitehead was the first and greatest of the philosophers to work out these innovations ...
F. Bradford Wallack, 1980
2
Epochal Discordance: Holderlin's Philosophy of Tragedy
Examines the German poet Hölderlin’s philosophical insights into tragedy.
Veronique M. Foti, 2012
3
Science Transformed?: Debating Claims of an Epochal Break
This edited volume presents an in-depth examination of these issues from philosophical, historical, social, and cultural perspectives.
Alfred Nordmann, Hans Radder, Gregor Schiemann, 2011
4
The Fetishism of Modernities: Epochal Self-Consciousness in ...
The Fetishism of Modernities will be of interest to social, political and cultural theorists, intellectual historians and philosophers, as well as anyone with a stake in current debates about modernity and postmodernity.
Bernard Yack, 1997
5
Molecular Mechanism and Epochal Therapeutics of Ischemic ...
This volume contains the papers presented at" The International Symposium on Molecular Mechanism and Epochal Therapeutics for Ischemic Stroke Dementia".
Kōji Abe, 2003
6
Epochal Dream
Brinn, a small Ibalexan, is the last of his kind.
Caleb Batey, 2013
7
Heralds of Science: Represented by Two Hundred Epochal Books ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Bern Dibner, 2006
8
Nature: An Environmental Cosmology
To be able to divide epochal time would be the same as saying it was not epochal time. Therefore, the most concrete aspect of time — in its essential feature as a temporal event — is the fact that time is given all at once. Epochal time is time ...
Joseph Grange, 1997
9
The 유란시아 책
당신은 지금, 하나님, 다른 우주의 생명체, 이 세상의 역사와 미래, 지저스의 생애와 관련한 당신의 질문에 대답하여 줄 걸작을 발견하였습니다. 유란시아서는 역사, 과학, 종교를 ...
Urantia Foundation, 2000
10
Time and Reality in American Philosophy
Time becomes epochal.23 It is now to be seen as a succession of epochal durations. This epochal nature is the mirror image of what the internal relatedness of actual occasion was for the emerging occasion. Time as epoch is the fitting alter ...
Bertrand P. Helm, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPOCHAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term epochal is used in the context of the following news items.
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The bypass to an epochal medical event
It was a few days after Easter, on a hot April morning in 1976, that Daisy D'Costa became, arguably, the first woman in India to undergo a ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
From The Beatles to Bieber, how pop stars have saved the world
Besides this epochal step forward in our understanding of the possibilities of pop-star-world-saving, The Concert for Bangladesh also raised ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Post-politics and the future of the left
Is the fragmentation of traditional politics inevitable, therefore, as part of a broader epochal shift, or is it the result of a specific neoliberal strategy ... «Open Democracy, Jul 15»
4
Restaurant Round-Up: Beyond KFC
But first, in truly epochal Yellowknife food news: as the town well knows by now, KFC is closing after a 48-year run. By the end of August, we'll ... «Edge, Jul 15»
5
[OPINION] Prof. Siyan Oyeweso: The Mark Of A Scholar, University …
While some came to deliver epochal lectures and seminars to wet our academic appetite, others remained for as much as two to three sessions ... «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»
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Prof. Siyan Oyeweso: the mark of a scholar, university administrator …
While some came to deliver epochal lectures and seminars to wet our academic appetite, others remained for as much as two to three sessions ... «Eagle Reporters, Jul 15»
7
'Not taking Zimbabwe lightly' - Rahane
Bangladesh's epochal series victory over India is just a few weeks old but Ajinkya Rahane, India's stand-in captain for their trip to Zimbabwe, ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
8
Galliano goes for bloke in Paris haute couture comeback
Galliano's show felt true to the spirit of Martin Margiela, the epochal, avant-garde designer, whose house Galliano now helms. Margiela used ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
9
On Consolidation of Democracy and Credible Elections
Like they say, the rest is now history as Professor Maurice Iwu did not last up to one week in office after that epochal protest by the Nigerian ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
10
Falck invests in the future of renewable energy
... to benefit from the epochal change still underway in energy sourcing. I was particularly struck by the recent announcement by the Rockefeller ... «EuropeanCEO, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Epochal [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/epochal>. May 2024 ».
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