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epoche

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
epoche
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Moment of theoretical suspension of all action.

noun

Moment of theoretical suspension of belief.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin epocha or German Epoche, from Ancient Greek ἐποχή (epokhḗ). Doublet of epoch. This term was introduced by Husserl and other phenomenologists, although it also seems to be present in Aristotelian philosophy (as the concept did originate with Aristotle).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

epoches (plural) epoché (alternative)

Questions

What does epoche mean?
Moment of theoretical suspension of all action.
Where does epoche come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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