la
feminine
/ˈe.po.ka/
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Translation
era, period, time
Word origin
From Latin epocha, from Greek epoche ('a stopping point, fixed point in time'), from epechein ('to hold back'). The same root gives English epoch.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- epoche
- English cognates
- epoch
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralépocas
Examples
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In that era people lived without telephones.
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It was the best period of my life.
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This music is from a very old era.
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The periods of war changed the country forever.
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Each era has its own way of thinking.
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