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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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Etymology
- epocha (Latin)
- ἐποχή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
Rhymes with Epoch
- alspach
- coppock
- epoch
- ipock
- isentropic
- klepac
- kopek
- lepak
- stupak
- supak
- tirpak
How do you pronounce epoch?
Pronounce epoch as ˈɛpək.
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Sentences with epoch
1. Noun, singular or mass
If the class is about the history of life, you could look at an entire era or epoch.
Quotes about epoch
1. By looking far out into space we are also looking far back into time, back toward the horizon of the universe, back toward the epoch of the Big Bang.
- Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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'] (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- epocha (Latin)
- ἐποχή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
