English

Etymology
From Latin epocha < AGr. ��ο�ή epokhe

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-epoch.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy.
2. A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period.
3. astronomy A precise instant of time that is used as a reference point.
4. context|computing|uncountable January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 GMT

Synonyms
a particular period in history: era; age (epoch is a subcategory of era and/or age)

Translations

Bosnian: t-|bs|epoha|f
Bulgarian: епо�а (epoha) f
Croatian: t+|hr|epoha|f
French: t+|fr|époque|f
Finnish aikakausi, epookki
German: t+|de|Epoche|f
Greek: t+|el|ε�ο�ή|f|sc=Grek
Italian: t+|it|epoca|f (1)

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Polish: epoka f
Portuguese: t+|pt|época|f
Russian: �по�а /epó�a/ f
Serbian: епо�а epoha f
Spanish: t-|es|época|f

See also
ε�ο�ή (Modern Greek)

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