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epoch
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
epoch
(noun)
epoch–making
(adjective)
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epoch
/
ˈ
ɛpək/
Brit
/
ˈ
iːˌpɒk/
noun
plural
epochs
epoch
/
ˈ
ɛpək/
Brit
/
ˈ
iːˌpɒk/
noun
plural
epochs
Learner's definition of EPOCH
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]
:
a period of time that is very important in history
The Civil War era was an
epoch
in 19th-century U.S. history.
The development of the steam engine marked an important
epoch
in the history of industry.
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compare
era
— epochal
/
ˈ
ɛpəkəl/
Brit
/
ˈ
ɛˌpɒkəl/
adjective
an
epochal
[=
epoch-making
] invention/event
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