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Synonyms for epoch

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ep-uhk or, esp. British, ee-pok
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛp ək or, esp. British, ˈi pɒk

Définition of epoch

Origin :
  • 1610s, epocha, "point marking the start of a new period in time" (e.g. the founding of Rome, the birth of Christ, the Hegira), from Late Latin epocha, from Greek epokhe "stoppage, fixed point of time," from epekhein "to pause, take up a position," from epi "on" (see epi-) + ekhein "to hold" (see scheme (n.)). Transferred sense of "a period of time" is 1620s; geological usage (not a precise measurement) is from 1802.
  • noun period
Example sentences :
  • The mail, at this epoch, was very different from what it is at present.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • No epoch of time can claim a copyright in these immortal fables.
  • Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • But in this country and at this epoch this is exactly what it has not got.
  • Extract from : « Alarms and Discursions » by G. K. Chesterton
  • But at that epoch I did not admire anything belonging to the Germans.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • With this, the second epoch of the history of Freeland may be regarded as closed.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • In a word, at this epoch Christianity was not only a religion but a Church.
  • Extract from : « The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI » by Thomas W. (Thomas William) Allies
  • Since that epoch, all the titularies of this position have borne the title of Go-Chi.
  • Extract from : « The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ » by Nicolas Notovitch
  • At this epoch, Buddhism had taken deep root in this country.
  • Extract from : « The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ » by Nicolas Notovitch
  • Will they forego the facts of an epoch, for the orthography of a syllable?
  • Extract from : « The Celtic Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3, January 1876 » by Various
  • Most surely she had dreamed of nights like this at an epoch which she could not recall.
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola

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