Both Uses of
epoch
in
A Tale of Two Cities
- It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its…†
Chpt 1.1 *
- It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way—in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its…†
Chpt 1.1
Definition:
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(epoch) a significant period of timeThe exact meaning of epoch depends upon its context. For example:
- "an epoch of scientific discovery" -- an historical period
- "during the Late Jurassic epoch" -- a unit of geological time smaller than a period and larger than an age
- "the epoch moment of the photo" -- the time of an astronomical measurement