epoch-making

ep·och-mak·ing

[ep-uhk-mey-king or, esp. British, ee-pok-]
adjective
opening a new era, as in human history, thought, or knowledge; epochal: an epoch-making discovery.

Origin:
1870–75

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epoch-making
 
adj
of great importance; momentous

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