Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epochalypse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: epocha-lypse
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The predicted problem in the year 2038 when some systems using Unix time will become unable to represent new times and store timestamps.

Informal

Etymology

Blend of epoch + apocalypse.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

the Epochalypse (canonical)

Questions

What does epochalypse mean?: The predicted problem in the year 2038 when some systems using Unix time will become unable to represent new times and store timestamps.
Where does epochalypse come from?: Blend of epoch + apocalypse.

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