Definitions

1. noun

A particular period of time, especially one marked by a significant event or change.

“The Renaissance is considered an epoch in the history of art.”

2. noun

A unit of geologic time, especially in the Precambrian era, representing a division of the geologic time scale.

“The current epoch is the Holocene epoch.”

3. noun

A stage in the development of a process or system.

“The new software has entered the testing epoch.”

4. verb

To mark or commemorate a particular period or event.

“The city will epoch its founding anniversary with a parade.”