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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
watershed/ˈwɔːtəʃed/
▶noun
- 1 an area or ridge of land that separates waters flowing to different rivers, basins, or seas.
- 2 an event or period marking a turning point in a state of affairs.
- 3 Brit. the time after which programmes that are regarded as unsuitable for children are broadcast on television.
– origin C19: from water + shed in the sense ‘ridge of high ground’, suggested by Ger. Wasserscheide.
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