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1. epoch
noun. ['ˈɛpək, ˈiːpək'] a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
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- epoch (English)
- epocha (Latin)
- ἐποχή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
2. epoch-making
adjective. highly significant or important especially bringing about or marking the beginning of a new development or era.
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3. epoch
noun. ['ˈɛpək, ˈiːpək'] a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages.
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- epoch (English)
- epocha (Latin)
- ἐποχή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
4. epoch
noun. ['ˈɛpək, ˈiːpək'] (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded.
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- epoch (English)
- epocha (Latin)
- ἐποχή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))