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epocal

adjective

  1. 1. epoch-making

    that marks an era

    Common combinations

    • cambio epocal — epoch-making change
    • transformación epocal — epoch-making transformation
    • importancia epocal — epoch-making importance
    • Fue un cambio epocal para el país.It was an epoch-making change for the country.
    • La llegada de Internet produjo una transformación epocal.The arrival of the Internet brought about an epoch-making transformation.
    • El acuerdo tuvo una importancia epocal.The agreement was of epoch-making importance.

  2. 2. period-specific, relating to an era

    relating to a particular era

    Common combinations

    • contexto epocal — period-specific context
    • objeto epocal — period-specific object
    • cambio epocal — period change
    • El museo conserva objetos epocales.The museum preserves period-specific objects.
    • El estudio analiza el contexto epocal de la obra.The study analyzes the era-specific context of the work.
    • La novela refleja los cambios epocales de su tiempo.The novel reflects the period changes of its time.

Same root

época