epoch

  • 61epoch-making — /ep euhk may king/ or, esp. Brit., /ee pok /, adj. opening a new era, as in human history, thought, or knowledge; epochal: an epoch making discovery. [1870 75] * * * …

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  • 62epoch-making — adjective Constituting an epoch; opening a new era; introducing new conceptions or a new method in the treatment of a subject …

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  • 63epoch-making — UK / US adjective having an important effect on the future an epoch making decision …

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  • 64epoch-making — /ˈipɒk meɪkɪŋ/ (say eepok mayking) adjective opening a new era, as in human history, thought, or knowledge: an epoch making discovery …

  • 65epoch-marking — epˈoch marking adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑epoch …

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  • 66epoch — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin epocha, from Greek epochē cessation, fixed point, from epechein to pause, hold back, from epi + echein to hold more at scheme Date: 1614 1. a. an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or… …

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  • 67epoch — n. [Gr. epoche, stop] Subdivision of a period or division in geologic time …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 68epoch — noun /ˈiː.pɒk,ˈɛp.ək,ˈɛp.ək,ˈɛp.ɑk,ˈip.ɑk/ a) A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy. b) A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period. Syn: era, age See Also: epochal …

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  • 69epoch —   geological time period.   See geologic time scale …

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  • 70EPOCH — Erythropoietin in Chinese Hamster Ovary [study] * * * a cancer chemotherapy regimen consisting of etoposide, prednisone, Oncovin (vincristine), cyclophosphamide, and hydroxydaunomycin (doxorubicin) …

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