1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
EPOCH (Gr. tirox^, holding in suspense, a pause, from lirixtw, to hold up, to stop), a term for a stated period of time, and so used of a date accepted as the starting-point of an era or of a new period in chronology, such as the birth of Christ. It is hence transferred to a period which marks a great change, whether in the history of a country or a science, such as a great discovery or invention. Thus an event may be spoken of as " epoch-making." The word is also used, synonymously with " period," for any space of…
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