erae‧ra /ˈɪərə $ ˈɪrə/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable] 
We live in an era of instant communication. a new era of world peace His death marked the end of an era. the Victorian era► see thesaurus at periodCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + eraa new era· The talks signalled a new era of cooperation between the two countries.the present era· People feel much less secure in the present era of international terrorism.the modern/post-war/Victorian etc era· a collection of romantic paintings from the Victorian erathe Blair/Bush etc era (=the time when a particular political leaders was in power, used especially in journalism)· The end of the Bush era was defined, at least in part, by the war in Iraq.a bygone era (=a time in the past, usually when something was good)· The buildings have the elegance of a bygone era.a golden era (=a time when something is at its most successful)· a collection of songs from the golden era of rock 'n' rollverbsenter an era· We have entered an era of instant global communication.usher in an era (=to be the start of a new era)· His death ushered in an era of political instability.an era begins· A new era began for Northern Ireland with the signing of the peace agreement.an era ends· The era of cheap oil has ended.phrasesthe beginning/end of an era· The closure of the last coal mine marked the end of an era in Wales.the dawn/dawning of a new era (=the time when something important first begins)· The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the dawn of a new era in Europe.
WORD ORIGINera
Origin:
1600-1700 Late Latin aera ‘number for calculating from’, from Latin, ‘counters’, plural of aes ‘copper, money’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- a new era of global cooperation
- an exciting era in technological sophistication
- archaeological remains dating from the late Roman era
- During the McCarthy era, hundreds of innocent US citizens were persecuted for their beliefs.
- The treaty marks the dawn of a new era in East--West relations.
- We live in an era of breathtaking change.
- When Charles De Gaulle died, it seemed like the end of an era.
- And, in this modern era, the squad sessions are not restricted to instruction on technique.
- But that philosophy has its attractions in eras of unsettling change.
- Clinton is the sixth president of the postwar era to win election to the White House while already occupying the Oval Office.
- Finally, internet businesses are moving into an era where their lengthening track record means they can be analysed alongside conventional companies.
- For its era, indeed for any era, the composition is bold in its division.
- Glenn Ferguson - staying put A new era is dawning at Strabane cricket club.
- Likewise, during the frigid eras of ice sheet advances, numerous brief episodes of extreme warming occurred.
THESAURUSa period in history
a particular time in history, especially one studied as a subject: · the late Victorian period· the interwar period· During that period many people moved from the countryside to the towns.
a period of years, months, days etc: · The 1960s were a time of great social change.· the biggest earthquake in modern times· Verdun was an important city in Roman times.
a long period, especially one that represents a particular stage in the development of civilization or technology: · the industrial age· We are now in the age of the Internet.· the Stone Age (=when people used tools made of stone)
a long period that has a particular character or that is marked by particular events: · We live in an era of breathtaking change.· the post-war era· De Gaulle’s death marked the end of an era.
formal means the same as era, but sounds more formal and important: · We are now entering a new epoch in human history.· the colonial epoch· It was the end of an epoch.
Longman Language Activatora period of time in history a particular period of time in history, especially a period that is studied as a historical subject: · Which period of history are you studying at the moment?· We will be examining some original documents from the period.the Roman/Tudor etc period: · Many of Britain's roads were built originally in the Roman period.· This chapter will focus primarily on the Neolithic period in Europe.
a period of time in history that is remembered because of important political, religious, or artistic events and achievements, that make it different from other periods: era in/of: · an exciting era in technological sophistication· We live in an era of breathtaking change.end of an era: · When Charles De Gaulle died, it seemed like the end of an era.a new era: · The treaty marks the dawn of a new era in East--West relations.the Roman/Christian/Stalin/McCarthy etc era: · archaeological remains dating from the late Roman era· During the McCarthy era, hundreds of innocent US citizens were persecuted for their beliefs.
a period of time in history that represents a particular stage in the development of civilization or machines and tools: age of: · Newton lived in an age of exploration and discovery.· In this age of the Internet, finding a job can be much easier.Stone Age/Nuclear Age etc: · These simple tools were used for hunting in the Stone Age.· the architecture of the industrial agegolden age (=the period considered to be the best, the most successful etc): · Many consider the '30s and '40s to be the golden age of Hollywood movies.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYADJECTIVES/NOUN + era food rationing in the immediate post-war yearsCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· The talks signalled a new era of cooperation between the two countries.
· People feel much less secure in the present era of international terrorism.
· a collection of romantic paintings from the Victorian era
(=the time when a particular political leaders was in power, used especially in journalism)· The end of the Bush era was defined, at least in part, by the war in Iraq.
(=a time in the past, usually when something was good)· The buildings have the elegance of a bygone era.
(=a time when something is at its most successful)· a collection of songs from the golden era of rock 'n' roll
verbs· We have entered an era of instant global communication.
(=to be the start of a new era)· His death ushered in an era of political instability.
· A new era began for Northern Ireland with the signing of the peace agreement.
· The era of cheap oil has ended.
phrases· The closure of the last coal mine marked the end of an era in Wales.
(=the time when something important first begins)· The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the dawn of a new era in Europe.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=be the end of a period of time in history that is known for a particular event, or for particular qualities)· The principal’s death marked the end of an era at the college.
(=now, rather than in the past)· In the modern age, television is the main means of mass communication.
food rationing in the immediate post-war years· One of the first examples of a curvilinear glasshouse, it stands as a reminder of bygone eras in Belfast's history.· Miss Piggy, Kermit and the rest now come across as symbols of a bygone era.· As centres of commerce, finance and fashion their buildings reflect the sardonic elegance of a bygone era.· Since the reprise of coach John Robinson, who brought national championships in a different, bygone era.· In a bygone era the postmen and staff of Frensham Post Office lined up for this photo call.· I live part of my time in an imaginary bygone era.· The wooden panelling and stained glass windows created a genteel air from a bygone era.· Straus' style evokes a bygone era, her language lyric, her ruminations bittersweet and poetic.
· Largely established during the colonial era, it hardly changed at all after independence.
· Still, his philosophy of government would not have been out of place in the Soviet Communist era.· The retouched photograph became one of the icons of the Communist era.
· Evelyn was of a different era, a different breed.· Since the reprise of coach John Robinson, who brought national championships in a different, bygone era.· Surprisingly, although they were all different models from different eras, they had the same familiar feel about them.· For him there was a time warp in which things from different eras overlapped.· A leaden font stood before her, the dark, letter-ornamented metal speaking of another time, a different era.· But although Shadwell saw himself as a follower of Ben Jonson, he was writing in a different era.· It is interesting to ask whether the fine balance of acquiescence and participation has survived into a very different era.· I was brought up in a different era where you had to entertain yourself.
· The telephones belong to an earlier era.· Paychecks grew much faster in an earlier era, King said.· In the late seventies and early eighties an era of public housing came to an end.· Both of these topics lie in a future somewhat beyond the early lunar-base era covered in this chapter.· It began long ago in the early Baroque era.· Dad would come out with a word like that sometimes, as though he were still a teenager in some earlier era.· BIn an earlier era, such a message would have been interpreted as having religious meaning.· All too often, our images of the United States lag behind the reality, reflect an earlier era.
· The most interesting writer is Kenneth McConkey who deals with the Edwardian era.· Those in steerage tend to be forgotten, said Whitcomb, as do most people without money in the Edwardian era.· In the Edwardian era, with company revenues falling, the companies began to cultivate the suburban commuter.· Fashions come and fashions go, but one style repeating itself with enormous popularity is that of the Edwardian era.
· One man stands out as the architect of the Midland's golden era: Sir Edward Holden.· Sensing the audience craving for that golden era, the band played it up.· It aims to raise money and interest in the craft from that golden era of aviation.
· Worn-out truck tyres stacked in heaps announce the arrival in the village of the industrial era.· The pursuit of control that characterized the sixties was consistent with the hierarchical organizations of the late industrial era.· During the industrial era, our political system evolved to respond to the needs of a mass society.
· Here, then, at the opening of the modern era, we have a quite well developed doctrine of popular sovereignty.· I prefer a rendezvous without any reminders of the modern era at all, but there can be some leeway.· And, in this modern era, the squad sessions are not restricted to instruction on technique.· In a sense, the modern era of fusion research dates from that measurement in 1969.· Carl Lewis of the modern era has won eight.· In the modern era, players of their calibre would surely have followed the professional trail.· In the modern era, most families must send both parents into the workforce to make ends meet.
· To thrive in this new era, many law firms also merged.· Karsten shifts in his seat to signal a new era.· A new survey released this week suggests just how necessary that new era may be.· In addition to inaugurating a new era of news, PointCast is pioneering an innovative way to advertise on the Net.· The new era that's beginning now is one you will never want to end.· De La Vina ushered in a new era for the agency here.
· His is one of the most highly individual voices of the post-Coltrane era and he is also an excellent composer.· He has to extend and define what the New Democrat agenda means in the post-Clinton era.· If this is the post-Clinton era, then the media, at least, are in deep-throated denial.
· It was a rare concession to the postwar era.· Clinton is the sixth president of the postwar era to win election to the White House while already occupying the Oval Office.· In the postwar era, government stimulus to industrial development failed to rescue the city.· The vast majority of prints published during the postwar era were worked in a traditionally realist manner.
· The previous year, four of the six novels on the short list were about growing up in the Soviet era.· Still, his philosophy of government would not have been out of place in the Soviet Communist era.· He began his own climb to the top in the Soviet era as an engineer-manager.· The press learned to tread carefully on the subject of their leaders' health during the Soviet era.
· That Angus Wilson respected the baggy monsters of the Victorian era is unquestionable.· Skirt lengths rose again, but dropped quickly by the end of the 1800s in the Victorian era.· Costing about £150,000, the exhibition traces the development of trams in towns and cities throughout Britain from the Victorian era.· The Victorian era comes down to us today mired in images of distance and reserve.· The Castillane Restaurant, four bars, all of which recapture the splendour of the Victorian era.· Photography not only developed in the Victorian era but was also implicitly caught up in nineteenth-century interests and attitudes.· The fashion for black and white dates from the Victorian era.· At the beginning of the Victorian era, family property usually meant land.
NOUN· Analysis of contemporary processes, however, necessitates consideration of the past, in particular the Cold War era.· Its front-line position in the Cold War era was of no importance by 1991.· The aim was to restore as far as was practically possible the conditions of the pre-First World War era.· We are now some seven years into the post-Cold War era.· The post-second world war era has been dominated by the presence of commerce and government on the global scene.· The Whigs splintered over slavery in the pre-Civil War era and never again got their act together.
VERB· They have been ready for two seasons to turn the page and begin a new era without him.· Actually, his term began with an era of good feeling.
· This literature marks a turning-point, the beginning of a new era.
· It ended an era born from drug smuggling.· But the era of national economic regulation is ending and the era of global economic regulation is not yet here.
· Perhaps we have entered an era of permanent war.· The nation was at a critical turning point, self-consciously entering a new era.· We have entered a new era with new dangers.· We are entering an era of distance and diversity on a global scale.· Nevertheless, the deals were applauded by commentators who believed the Midland was entering a new era as an international bank.· We are now entering the era of strict personal accountability, value for money, and survival of the fittest.
· Now I know that we live in a wonderful era where you can change your life script.· Alan was a kind of unflinching coward who lived into an era of absolute cowards.· We live in an era of breathtaking change.
· However, the landslide victory for reformist political leader president Khatami in 1997 has ushered in a new era of liberalism.· De La Vina ushered in a new era for the agency here.· Perhaps his demise through age, ill-health or death might usher in an era of political instability.· Her company ushered in a new era of Wrapmania in 1953 by marketing Saran Wrap.· The bitterness of their recent exchanges has ushered in a new era of ecumenical dialogue.· Thus was ushered in the era of management in the development game.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the Christian era
a period of time in history that is known for a particular event, or for particular qualitiesera of- Bundles of papers and piles of books guarded secrets from a bygone age.
- He had impeccable manners that somehow always reminded you of an older, bygone age.
- In bygone days the Arms Park had an almost mystical quality for them.
- In bygone days, both railroad and stagecoach deposited visitors in nearby Point Reyes Station.
- Miss Piggy, Kermit and the rest now come across as symbols of a bygone era.
- One of the first examples of a curvilinear glasshouse, it stands as a reminder of bygone eras in Belfast's history.
- Since the reprise of coach John Robinson, who brought national championships in a different, bygone era.
- They appear now to be products of a bygone age.
- A new life began for the and for many.
- After an experience like that, each new day you are granted has a special meaning.
- Her new life in London had become tainted with the deaths of adoring males.
- Of course it did herald a new era ... in the second division.
- The new era of riots overlapped the nonviolent phase of the black liberation struggle.
- The nation was at a critical turning point, self-consciously entering a new era.
- This is our new life, beginning today.
We live in an era of instant communication. a new era of world peace His death marked the end of an era. the Victorian era► see thesaurus at periodCOLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + eraa new era· The talks signalled a new era of cooperation between the two countries.the present era· People feel much less secure in the present era of international terrorism.the modern/post-war/Victorian etc era· a collection of romantic paintings from the Victorian erathe Blair/Bush etc era (=the time when a particular political leaders was in power, used especially in journalism)· The end of the Bush era was defined, at least in part, by the war in Iraq.a bygone era (=a time in the past, usually when something was good)· The buildings have the elegance of a bygone era.a golden era (=a time when something is at its most successful)· a collection of songs from the golden era of rock 'n' rollverbsenter an era· We have entered an era of instant global communication.usher in an era (=to be the start of a new era)· His death ushered in an era of political instability.an era begins· A new era began for Northern Ireland with the signing of the peace agreement.an era ends· The era of cheap oil has ended.phrasesthe beginning/end of an era· The closure of the last coal mine marked the end of an era in Wales.the dawn/dawning of a new era (=the time when something important first begins)· The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the dawn of a new era in Europe.