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epoch

noun

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A distinctive period marked by significant developments.

The arrival of the railway began a new epoch in the fictional town.

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The story's opening epoch was marked by isolated settlements, while a later period brought regular assemblies linking communities that had previously acted alone.

From The Scale of a Story.

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