era-defining

adjective

epoch-making

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Meanings

adjectiveera-defining (comparative more era-defining, superlative most era-defining)

comparative more era-defining · superlative most era-defining

  1. epoch-making

    Calling Ford's muscle car an iconic, era-defining product on the order of Sony's Walkman or Apple's iPhone isn't a stretch.

    2013 December 16, Bill Saporito, “Ford Is Back in the Saddle with New Mustang”, in Time, retrieved 16 Jun 2014
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    Groundbreaking hip-hop producer Pete Rock says that Nas hasn’t paid him a cent in royalties for his work on the rapper’s era-defining double-platinum album “Illmatic”.

    2022 January 11, Oli Coleman, “Legendary hip-hop producer Pete Rock set to sue Nas over ‘Illmatic’ royalties”, in Page Six, retrieved 12 Jan 2022
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APA

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“era-defining.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/era-defining. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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