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epoch
has definitions from the fields of geology,astronomy
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[ noun ] a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
Synonyms Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)Pueri_Aquam_De_Silvas_Ad_Agricolas_Portant , a delightful vignette set in the unforgettable epoch of pre Punic_War Rome . Related terms time_period day age historic_period modern_era caliphate Christian_Era |
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[ noun ] (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred
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[ noun ] (geology) a unit of geological time
Related terms geological_time Holocene Pliocene Miocene Oligocene Eocene Pleistocene Paleocene period |
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