epoch
[noun]
Synonyms: era, age, date, period, time

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Related Words: interval, term

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English Thesaurus: period, time, age, era, epoch, ...

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e‧poch /ˈiːpɒk $ ˈepək/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: epocha, from Greek epoche 'ending, fixed point', from epechein 'to stop for a time, hold back']
a period of history Synonym : era:
the Victorian epoch
The king’s death marked the end of an epoch.
the beginning of a new epoch

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

epoch
noun
ADJ. new | present | past | historical
VERB + EPOCH mark The dropping of the first atom bomb marked a new epoch in warfare.
PREP. during/in an/the ~ the importance of the computer in the present epoch
~ of an epoch of great social change
PHRASES the beginning/end of an epoch

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period a particular time in history, especially one studied as a subject:
the late Victorian period
the interwar period
During that period many people moved from the countryside to the towns.
time a period of years, months, days etc:
The 1960s were a time of great social change.
the biggest earthquake in modern times
Verdun was an important city in Roman times.
age a long period, especially one that represents a particular stage in the development of civilization or technology:
the industrial age
We are now in the age of the Internet.
the Stone Age (=when people used tools made of stone)
era a long period that has a particular character or that is marked by particular events:
We live in an era of breathtaking change.
the post-war era
De Gaulle’s death marked the end of an era.
epoch /ˈiːpɒk $ ˈepək/ formal means the same as era, but sounds more formal and important:
We are now entering a new epoch in human history.
the colonial epoch
It was the end of an epoch.

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