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epochal

/ˈepəkəl/EH-puh-kuhl
/ˈɛpəkəl/EH-puh-kuhl

Meaningrelating to a pause or fixed point

Common meaning: relating to epoch

Journey through time

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sagh-‘bear, endure, hold, hold in, restrain’source
  2. Greekepochē‘a pause or fixed point’source
  3. Late Latinepocha‘fixed point’source
  4. Englishepoch‘a distinctive period of time’
  5. Englishformed in English from epochepochal‘relating to epoch’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: relating to a pause or fixed point. It can be inferred from any of: epoch.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from epoch + -al (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • epochē Greek · source word “a pause or fixed point”

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