Epoch

Noun

 * 1) A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy.
 * 2) A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period.
 * 3)  A precise instant of time that is used as a reference point.
 * 4)  A precise instant of time that is used as a reference point (e.g. January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC).

Synonyms

 * a particular period in history: era; age (epoch is a subcategory of era and/or age)

Related terms

 * epochal

Adjectives for Epoch
geological; brilliant; colonial; misguided glacial; legendary; memorable; impersonal agitated; eventful; warfaring; climacteric barbarous; revolutionary; haunted; chronological; antique; pagan.

Verbs for Epoch
begin—; commemorate—; create—; divide into—s; enhance—; form—; indicate—; inherit from—; mark—; open—; outlive—; refer to—; remember—; venerate—; — declines; —embraces; —glides on; —impresses; —produces; —provides; begin—; commemorate—; create—; divide into—s; enhance—; form—; indicate—; inherit from—; mark—; open—; outlive—; refer to—; remember—; venerate—; — declines; —embraces; —glides on; —impresses; —produces; —provides; —survives; —survives.

Thesaurus
Bronze Age, Dark Ages, Depression Era, Golden Age, Ice Age, Iron Age, Jacksonian Age, Middle Ages, New Deal Era, Prohibition Era, Silver Age, Steel Age, Stone Age, age, days, era, glacial epoch, interval, term, time

Etymology
From epocha: <  ἐποχή: < ἐπέχειν: < ἐπί: + ἔχειν:.

Translations

 * Arabic:, عصور,
 * Armenian: դարաշրջան,
 * Catalan: època
 * Chinese:
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 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: kor
 * Italian: epoca, era, periodo
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 * Russian: ,
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 * Finnish: ,
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 * Italian: avvenimento, singolarità


 * Finnish:


 * Italian: orario epocale, epoca


 * French:


 * Italian: epoca


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Anagrams

 * chope