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Plural of epoch

regular plural

The plural of epoch is epochs.

Forms of epoch

Singularepoch /ˈiːpɒk/
Pluralepochs
Countablecountable

Epochs in a sentence

  • The neural network was trained over 500 epochs.
  • I call this epochism because it exalts one's own epoch to the contempt of other epochs.2006, Luke Bell, A Deep and Subtle Joy: Life at Quarr Abbey, page 58. From the entry epochism
  • Similarly, in microgensis, stages unfold as somewhat arbitrarily isolable epochs in a continuous flow of percept genesis.2000, Talis Bachmann, Microgenetic Approach to the Conscious Mind, page 200. From the entry microgenesis
  • Inside, the mix of epochs continues: chunky door posts nicked from Helmsley Castle nestled beside an elegant staircase.2009 August 29, Chris Mugan, “The shed that rocks”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry door post
  • With actigraphy, the participant wears a wrist band with a small acceleration sensor that records movement over preset epochs.2006, Steven Jones, Richard P. Bentall, The Psychology of Bipolar Disorder, Oxford University Press. From the entry actigraphy

Meaning of epoch

  1. noun A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
  2. noun A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period.
  3. noun A specific instant in time, chosen as the point of reference or zero value of a system that involves identifying instants of time.

Full definition of epoch

Questions about the plural of epoch

What is the plural of epoch?
The plural of epoch is epochs.
Is epoch countable?
Epoch is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epoch (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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