Meaning
A period of 4.32 billion years (1000 chatur-yugas or cycles of the four yugas).
Etymology
Origin: Sanskrit
From Sanskrit कल्प (kalpa, literally “formation”).
NYT Puzzle Appearances
No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023.