EPOCHAL

epochal, epoch-making

(adjective) highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era; “epochal decisions made by Roosevelt and Churchill”; “an epoch-making discovery”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

epochal (comparative more epochal, superlative most epochal)

of or pertaining to an epoch

highly important or significant; monumental, epoch-making

Anagrams

• cephalo-

Source: Wiktionary


Ep"o*chal, a.

Definition: Belonging to an epoch; of the nature of an epoch. "Epochal points." Shedd.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.

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