Hypernym

noun

English

an event that occurs at a critical time

watershed 3

noundomain: event

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

English

Definition

an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend

Examples

1.the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations

Synonyms

landmark 2
an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
turning point 1
an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend

Hyponym

noun

English

(Judeo-Christian mythology) when Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, God punished them by driving them out of the Garden of Eden and into the world where they would be subject to sickness and pain and eventual death

road to Damascus 1

noun

English

a sudden turning point in a person's life (similar to the sudden conversion of the Apostle Paul on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus of arrest Christians)

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