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momentous

[moh-men-tuhs]

adjective

  1. of great or far-reaching importance or consequence.

    a momentous day.

    Synonyms: , , ,
    Antonyms: ,


momentous

/ əʊˈɛԳə /

adjective

  1. of great significance

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • momentously adverb
  • momentousness noun
  • unmomentous adjective
  • unmomentously adverb
  • unmomentousness noun
  • ˈԳٴdzܲԱ noun
  • ˈԳٴdzܲ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of momentous1

First recorded in 1645–55; moment + -ous
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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.

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“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.

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Morales considers its release a momentous occasion — and a “graduation” of sorts.

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There was a visceral aspect to it, a power that only comes when something momentous has happened.

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"People are recognising that this is momentous," she says.

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