Today’s “Word of the Day” is tectonic and it is a adjective meaning “very important, significant, substantial/considerable, big/major (change/shift/development that will have a strong, global impact all over the place”.
Example Sentence: A modern legislature is required to work in tune with the challenges of time. The country has already paid huge costs — social and economic — due to the absence of laws when needed the most. The world is changing fast and is on the verge of a tectonic shift due to the emergence of machine learning and artificial intelligence. The new Parliament building should remind us to prepare and equip ourselves to face up the new challenges.
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Courtesy: The Hindu
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