epoch
A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
Other meanings
A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period.
A specific instant in time, chosen as the point of reference or zero value of a system that involves identifying instants of time.
“UNIX epoch; J2000 epoch”
Synonyms
- era
Related words
- epochful
- epochism
- epochmaking
- epochwise
- Amazonian epoch
- epoch-making
- Genesee epoch
- habitable epoch
- Hesperian epoch
- Noachian epoch
- Planck epoch
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἐποχή".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “epoch” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.