1. a particular period of time in history or a person’s life marked by notable events or characteristics
2. the beginning of a distinctive period in the history of someone or something
3. a division of geological time that is longer than an age but shorter than a period
Usage: geology

Examples

• The Renaissance was an epoch of great artistic achievement.
• The invention of the internet marked a new epoch in communication.
• We are living in the epoch of digital technology.
• The discovery of penicillin began an epoch in modern medicine.
• The Pleistocene epoch lasted from about 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago.
• Her graduation marked the end of one epoch and the beginning of another.
• The Industrial Revolution was a transformative epoch in human history.