epoke

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Definitions
  • an age, era, epoch period in history

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek ἐποχή (cessation, stop, and generally the place of a star, the point at which it seems to halt after reaching the highest, a check, i.e, epoch of a star, hence, a historical epoch, pause, point in time) derived from French époque.

Origin

French

époque

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