(ש"ע) תקופה, עידן; מאורע חשוב

n. period, era, age; important event

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Noun
1. a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
(synonym) era
(hypernym) time period, period of time, period
(hyponym) Caliphate
2. (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred
(synonym) date of reference
(hypernym) date
(classification) astronomy, uranology
3. a unit of geological time
(hypernym) geological time, geologic time
(hyponym) Holocene, Holocene epoch, Recent epoch
(part-holonym) period, geological period

n. epocha

Rzecz. epoka