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earth-shaking

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adj.1.sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; as, earth-shaking proposals; an earth-shaking event.
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earth-shaking [ˈɜːθˌʃeɪkɪŋ] ADJ earth-shattering [ˈɜːθˌʃætərɪŋ] ADJ → trascendental


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