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Epoch: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Epoch noun. A long period of time marked by particular events or features.
How to say it
EE-pok/ˈiːpɒk/ · American /ˈɛpək/
2 syllables, stressed on the first (EE).
Epoch in a sentence
The smartphone opened a new epoch in how we talk to one another.
Geologists debate whether humans have pushed the Earth into a new epoch.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- era
- age
- period
Where epoch comes from
From Greek epokhē, a pause or fixed point in time.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Geologists debate whether humans have pushed the Earth into a new _____.
- gloaming
- precursor
- epoch
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epoch: Geologists debate whether humans have pushed the Earth into a new epoch.