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UK
/məʊmˈɛntəs/
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[ US /moʊˈmɛntəs/ ]
[ US /moʊˈmɛntəs/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
of very great significance
a momentous event
deciding to drop the atom bomb was a very big decision
How To Use momentous In A Sentence
- I am deeply honoured to be invited to this momentous occasion.
- This day will be momentous in the history of all time. Times, Sunday Times
- The feeling was that the picture conveyed a joyful and momentous moment in their lives in a way that was arresting and memorable. Times, Sunday Times
- In a way, it was a more momentous event than actually hearingthe novel hadbeen accepted, becauseit was concrete, fixed in paper. 2009 February « shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbows
- But the lives of our saints, independently altogether of the momentous change in human affairs and prospects which they ushered in, have a substantial hold on history, of which neither the classical nor the northern hierology can boast. The Book-Hunter A New Edition, with a Memoir of the Author
- The Seven Years War brought momentous British successes in the colonies and in Europe.
- He is momentously disorganized, and is thus kept somewhat together -- and wearing pants -- thanks to the dutiful efforts of his friends and wife. MIND MELD: The Future of Star Wars
- It has the grandeur of a true epic, a thrilling, if flawed hero, momentous political struggles, bravery, love and death.
- Americans sense their nation is on the threshold of momentous change. The Sun
- It was a momentous week for deals in the world of big pharma. Times, Sunday Times