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e·ra  (îr, r)

n.

1. A period of time as reckoned from a specific date serving as the basis of its chronological system.

2.

a. A period of time characterized by particular circumstances, events, or personages: the Colonial era of U.S. history; the Reagan era.

b. A point that marks the beginning of such a period of time. See Synonyms at period.

3. The longest division of geologic time, made up of one or more periods.

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[Late Latin aera, from Latin, counters, pl. of aes, aer-, bronze coin; see ayes- in Indo-European roots.]

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era

Noun

1. a period of time considered as distinctive; epoch

2. an extended period of time measured from a fixed point: the Communist era

3. Geol a major division of time [Latin aera counters, pieces of brass money]

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era  (îr)

A division of geologic time, longer than a period and shorter than an eon.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	era - a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event epoch period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" day - an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day" historic period, age - an era of history having some distinctive feature; "we live in a litigious age" modern era - the present or recent times
	2.	era - a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods geological era geologic time, geological time - the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history) eon, aeon - the longest division of geological time geological period, period - a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed; "ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"
	3.	ERA - (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched earned run average baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" criterion, standard, touchstone, measure - a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated; "the schools comply with federal standards"; "they set the measure for all subsequent work"

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era

noun age, time, period, stage, date, generation, cycle, epoch, aeon, day or days

Translations

ERA n abbr (US) (POL) (= Equal Rights Amendment) → enmienda sobre la igualdad de derechos de la mujer

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era [ˈɪərə] n → era, época

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ERA n abbr (US) (Pol) (= Equal Rights Amendment) → amendement sur l'égalité des droits des femmes

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era [ˈɪərə] n → ère f, époque f

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ERA (US) n abbr (Pol) (= Equal Rights Amendment) → Artikel der amerikanischen Verfassung zur Gleichberechtigung;

(Baseball) (= earned run average) → durch Eigenleistung erzielte Läufe

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era [ˈɪərə] n → Ära f, Epoche f

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era [ˈɪərə] n → era, età f inv