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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024e•ra /ˈɪrə, ˈɛrə/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. e•ras. - a period of time marked by special character, events, etc.;
the period of time to which anything belongs. - a system of chronologic notation reckoned from a given date:The Christian era starts at the birth of Christ.
- Geologya major division of geologic time.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024e•ra (ēr′ə, er′ə),USA pronunciation n. - a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:The use of steam for power marked the beginning of an era.
- the period of time to which anything belongs or is to be assigned:She was born in the era of hansoms and gaslight.
- a system of chronologic notation reckoned from a given date:The era of the Romans was based upon the time the city of Rome was founded.
- a point of time from which succeeding years are numbered, as at the beginning of a system of chronology:Caesar died many years before our era.
- a date or an event forming the beginning of any distinctive period:The year 1492 marks an era in world history.
- Geologya major division of geologic time composed of a number of periods. See table under geologic time.
- Late Latin aera fixed date, era, epoch (from which time is reckoned), probably special use of Latin aera counters (plural of aes piece of metal, money, brass); cognate with Gothic aiz, Old English ār ore, Sanskrit ayas metal
- 1605–15
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See age.
ERA, - SportAlso, era [Baseball.]See earned run average.
- Government, Emergency Relief Administration.
- GovernmentEqual Rights Amendment: proposed 27th amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: era /ˈɪərə/ n - a period of time considered as being of a distinctive character; epoch
- an extended period of time the years of which are numbered from a fixed point or event: the Christian era
- a point in time, esp one beginning a new or distinctive period
- a major division of geological time, divided into several periods
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin aera counters, plural of aes brass, pieces of brass money Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ERA /ˈiːrə/ n acronym for - (in Britain) Education Reform Act: the 1988 act which established the key elements of the National Curriculum
- (in the US) Equal Rights Amendment: a proposed amendment to the US Constitution enshrining equality between the sexes
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