epoch making
/ˈɛpəkˌmeɪkɪŋ/
adjective
- So important or new that it marks the beginning of a new period in history or in a particular field.
- The invention of the printing press was an epoch-making event that changed how knowledge was shared.
- Many consider the first moon landing to be an epoch-making achievement for all of humanity.
- Her epoch-making research on climate change won her the Nobel Prize.
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