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The Clue

Geologic time (5 letter answer)

The Answer

EPOCH

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Notes

The answer EPOCH is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.

Related Clues

Age
Cycle
Eocene, for one
Era
Period
Pleistocene is one
Time
Eocene, e.g.
Eocene or Neocene
Geologic period
Geologic span
Historic beginning
Historic period
Historic time
Long time
Memorable period
Memorable time
Miocene or Pliocene
Notable period
Part of a period
Period in history
Period part
Period of time
Pleistocene, e.g.
Significant period
Significant time
Time period
Time to remember
Timeline segment
Golden age, e.g.
Long, long time
Part of a period, geologically
Several ages, in geology
Signal period of time

Definition

EPOCH as a noun:

1. (era, epoch) = a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
2. (epoch, date of reference) = (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred
3. a unit of geological time