world-shaking
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world-shak·ing
(wûrld′shā′kĭng)adj.
Of great significance or consequence.
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world-shaking
adj
of enormous significance; momentous
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world′-shak`ing
adj.
of sufficient dimensions or importance to affect the entire world, as an event or situation.
[1590–1600]
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| Adj. | 1. | world-shaking - sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; "earthshaking proposals"; "the contest was no world-shaking affair"; "the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering" significant, important - important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant" |
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