eureka moment



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eureka moment

A moment or instance at which a sudden, revelatory idea, realization, or solution to a problem comes to mind. We'd been working on the problem in the lab for weeks, but the eureka moment came to me when I was out gardening!
See also: moment

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nikolajs-Latvian
JaneJAYNEnglish
Tacitotah-CHEE-to (Italian), tah-THEE-to (Spanish), tah-SEE-to (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
SyntycheSIN-tə-kee (English)Biblical, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
JevgeŅIjs-Latvian
MeridithMER-ə-dithEnglish (Rare)