Epoch (Noun)
Meaning 1
(astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded.
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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 2
A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 3
A unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages.
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.