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momentous
[moh-men-tuhs]
adjective
of great or far-reaching importance or consequence.
a momentous day.
Synonyms: , , ,Antonyms: ,
momentous
/ əʊˈɛԳə /
adjective
of great significance
Other 51Թ Forms
- momentously adverb
- momentousness noun
- unmomentous adjective
- unmomentously adverb
- unmomentousness noun
- ˈԳٴdzܲԱ noun
- ˈԳٴdzܲ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of momentous1
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Example Sentences
To sit back and play for a draw is not in their make-up, Bellamy said beforehand, and Wales backed that up with a momentous performance to roar back from 3-0 down to level.
“This is a momentous occasion for the city of Los Angeles,” para swimmer and Inglewood native Jamal Hill said in an interview with The Times.
Morales considers its release a momentous occasion — and a “graduation” of sorts.
There was a visceral aspect to it, a power that only comes when something momentous has happened.
"People are recognising that this is momentous," she says.
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