epoch

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(M484) The Athenian stage at this epoch was the chief means by which national life and liberty were sustained.

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  1. noun A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy.
  2. noun A notable event that marks the beginning of such a period. See Synonyms at period.
  3. noun A unit of geologic time that is a division of a period.

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  1. Medieval Latin epocha, measure of time, from Greek epokhē, a point in time; see segh- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French époque = Spanish Portuguese Italian epoca = Dutch epoque (from F.) = German epoche = Danish epoke = Swedish epok, from Middle Latin epocha, from Greek ἐποχή, a check, cessation, stop, pause, epoch of a star, i. e., the point at which it seems to halt after reaching the highest, and generally the place of a star; hence, a historical epoch; from ἐπέχειν, hold in, check, from ἐπί, upon, + ἐχειν, have, hold, = Sanskritsah, bear, undergo, endure.
 

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