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epochs
noun(e-poch)
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
Synonyms: era,
epochs
noun(e-poch)
(astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded
Synonyms: date of reference,
epochs
noun(e-poch)
a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages

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