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'''Epochal''' refers to that which is of high momentous significance in an [[epoch]]; an epoch - a distinct and notable period of [[time]] which is generally an age, a period in [[history]] or an [[era]].
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Epochs are signifant for many different reasons and apply to any number of various subjects which would have a need to be broken down into time frames. Epochs can be any number or length of years or even ages, but most of the time epochs connote a very long time period.
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'''Epochal''' refers to that which is of high momentous significance in an [[epoch]]; an epoch - a distinct and notable period of [[time]] which is generally an age, a period in [[history]] or an era.
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Most commonly found epochs are referenced in [[evolutionary]] and/or [[geologic]] historicity such as the [[holocene]] epoch or the [[pleistocene]] epoch.
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Epochs are significant for many different reasons and apply to any number of various subjects which would have a need to be broken down into time frames. Epochs can be any number or length of years or even ages, but most of the time epochs connote a very long time period.
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Not as commonly known but also found are [[religion|religious]] epochs. If something is of religious epochal importance then it is something that has happened within an historical segment of time within a religion's history or within the socio-cultural era in which the religion experienced the event. It can be called epochal when it is something which is so monumental that lasting changes occur as a result.
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Most commonly found epochs are referenced in [[evolutionary]] and/or [[geologic]] historicity such as the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene holocene] epoch or the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleistocene pleistocene] epoch.
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Any event that happens during an epoch which is really profound can be called epochally significant. [[Sigmund Freud]]'s work has been referred to as epochally significant in recent history.
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Not as commonly known but also found are [[religion|religious]] epochs. If something is of religious epochal importance then it is something that has happened within an historical segment of time within a religion's [[history]] or within the socio-cultural era in which the religion experienced the [[event]]. It can be called epochal when it is something which is so monumental that lasting [[changes]] occur as a result.
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Evolutionary epochs are also significant for the long lasting effects of the changes that occur during each epoch. Epochally significant events can refer to geology, animals, plants, human beings both physically and socially, philosophically, scientifically, mathematically, industrially, religiously and more.
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Any event that happens during an epoch which is really [[profound]] can be called ''epochally'' significant. [[Sigmund Freud]]'s work has been referred to as epochally significant in recent history.
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Events which are of epochal importance generally have not only notably immediate as well as long lasting effects but also far reaching implications in time.
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Evolutionary epochs are also significant for the long lasting effects of the changes that occur during each epoch. Epochally significant events can refer to [[geology]], [[animals]], [[plants]], human beings both physically and socially, [[philosophically]], [[scientifically]], mathematically, industrially, religiously and more. Events which are of epochal importance generally have not only notably immediate as well as long lasting effects but also far reaching implications in time.
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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*[[Epoch]]
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*'''''[[Epoch]]'''''
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==External links==
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*[http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/epochal Epochal]  - Merriam Webster Online
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*[http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/epoch Epoch]  - Merriam Webster Online
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*[http://www.epochal.or.jp/english/index.html Epochal] [[Tsukuba]], [[Japan]]
      
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