EPOCH


Meaning of EPOCH in English

n. 1 a period of history or of a person's life marked by notable events. 2 the beginning of an era. 3 Geol. a division of a period, corresponding to a set of strata. epoch-making remarkable, historic; of major importance. epochal adj.

[ mod.L epocha f. Gk epokhe stoppage ]

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