Epoch (Noun)

Meaning ¹

A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Examples

• The Renaissance was a cultural epoch that saw a resurgence of interest in classical Greek and Roman art and literature.
• The Industrial Revolution marked a significant epoch in human history, transforming the way goods were produced and societies functioned.
• The discovery of penicillin by Alexander Fleming in 1928 marked the beginning of a new epoch in the treatment of bacterial infections.
• The rise of the internet in the 1990s ushered in a new epoch of global communication and commerce.
• The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 marked the end of an epoch of division and tension in Europe.

Synonyms

• Era

Hypernyms

• Period
• Time Period

Hyponyms

• Day
• Modern Era
• Historic Period

Related Words

• Epochal (adjective)

Meaning ²

(astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded.

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Synonyms

• Date Of Reference

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.

Hypernyms

• Geologic Time