antiochian epoch

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antiochian epoch - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Antiochian \An`ti*o"chi*an\, a.
     1. Pertaining to Antiochus, a contemporary with Cicero, and
        the founder of a sect of philosophers.
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     2. Of or pertaining to the city of Antioch, in Syria.
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     Antiochian epoch (Chron.), a method of computing time, from
        the proclamation of liberty granted to the city of
        Antioch, about the time of the battle of Pharsalia, B.C.
        48.
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