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epoch
1 a: an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development b: a memorable event or date2 a: an extended period of time usually characterized by a distinctive development or by a memorable series of events b: a division of geologic time less than a period and greater than an age3: an instant of time or a date selected as a point of reference (as in astronomy)
synonyms see period
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