Translation
epoch, era
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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