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Ere vs Epoch - What's the difference?

ere | epoch |

As an acronym ere

is layoff (a dismissal of employees from their jobs because of tightened budgetary constraints or work shortag).

As a noun epoch is

a particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy.

ere

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ere, from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

* yer

Adverb

(-)
  • (obsolete) At an earlier time.
  • * 1526 , William Tyndale, trans. Bible , John I:
  • Thys is he of whome I spake, he that commeth after me, was before me be cause he was yer than I.

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (poetic, archaic) Before; sooner than.
  • * Bible, John iv. 49
  • Sir, come down ere my child die.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Stirring ere the break of day.
  • * Dryden
  • Ere sails were spread new oceans to explore.

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1533, R. Saltwood:
  • As plesaunt to the ere as the blacke sanctus Of a sad sorte vpon a mery pyn.

    Anagrams

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    epoch

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable or noteworthy.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
  • , author=Donald Worster , title=A Drier and Hotter Future , volume=100, issue=1, page=70 , magazine= citation , passage=Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.}}
  • A notable event which marks the beginning of such a period.
  • (astronomy) A precise instant of time that is used as a reference point.
  • (computing, uncountable) A precise instant of time that is used as a reference point (e.g. January 1, 1970, 00:00:00 UTC).
  • Synonyms

    * a particular period in history: era; age (epoch is a subcategory of era and/or age)

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