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epoch

noun

an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing

Sir Isaac Newton is usually credited with establishing the epoch of modern science

Synonyms of epoch

age, day, era, period, time

Words Related to epoch

cycle, generation, year

period, epoch, era, age mean a division of time. period may designate an extent of time of any length.

epoch applies to a period begun or set off by some significant or striking quality, change, or series of events.

era suggests a period of history marked by a new or distinct order of things.

age is used frequently of a fairly definite period dominated by a prominent figure or feature.

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