Skip to content

the release of lava, ash, gas, or rock from a volcano

Know more
Back To Dictionary

Dictionary Entry

epoch

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ee-pok/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)

a particular period of history

In a Sentence

“The Renaissance was an epoch of explosive creativity in Europe.”

Origin

Greek epokhē ‘pause, fixed point’

Common Phrases

Still being gathered for this entry.

Missing dictionary details are being fetched in the background.

Synonyms

eraageperiod

Antonyms

momentinstant

Related Words

epochalepoch-making

Poetry examples for “epoch”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

Poetry examples are still being gathered for this entry. They will appear here once matching poems are available in the library.