epoch
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epochs
plural
epochs
Britannica Dictionary definition of EPOCH
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:
a period of time that is very important in history
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compare era
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The Civil War era was an epoch in 19th-century U.S. history.
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The development of the steam engine marked an important epoch in the history of industry.
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an epochal [=epoch-making] invention/event
