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Distinctive Period Of Time Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "EPOCH" which means:
- noun
- • A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- • (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded
- • A unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages verb
- • To divide (data) into segments by time period.
An example sentence would be:
- • "The discovery of penicillin marked a new epoch in the field of medicine."
- • "The stone age is considered an epoch in human history."
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