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Translation

epoch, era

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Word origin

From Greek epokhe, originally 'a pause, a fixed point' in astronomy, the moment from which time is reckoned. It reached Esperanto through French epoque and English epoch, by then meaning the stretch of time itself rather than the point that starts it.

Origin
Greek, via French
Root
epokhe
English cognates
epoch

Examples

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We live in an era of great changes.

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That castle comes from another era.

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Every era has its own music.

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Word family

Words built on epoko with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.

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This word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 1: epoko, iel, pardonpeti and 7 more words.