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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.

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

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]

era  (îr)
A division of geologic time, longer than a period and shorter than an eon.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.eraera - a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
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
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
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"

era
noun age, time, period, stage, date, generation, cycle, epoch, aeon, day or days
Translations
Spanish ERA n abbr (US) (POL) (= Equal Rights Amendment) → enmienda sobre la igualdad de derechos de la mujer
era [ˈɪərə] nera, época
French ERA n abbr (US) (Pol) (= Equal Rights Amendment) → amendement sur l'égalité des droits des femmes
era [ˈɪərə] nère f, époque f
German ERA (US) n abbr (Pol) (= Equal Rights Amendment) → Artikel der amerikanischen Verfassung zur Gleichberechtigung;
(Baseball) (= earned run average) → durch Eigenleistung erzielte Läufe

era [ˈɪərə] nÄra f, Epoche f
Italian era [ˈɪərə] nera, età f inv

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