ERA

ERA

abbr.

1. earned run average

2. Equal Rights Amendment

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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 [ˈɪərə]

n

1. a period of time considered as being of a distinctive character; epoch

2. an extended period of time the years of which are numbered from a fixed point or event the Christian era

3. a point in time, esp one beginning a new or distinctive period the discovery of antibiotics marked an era in modern medicine

4. (Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) Geology a major division of geological time, divided into several periods the Mesozoic era

[from Latin aera counters, plural of aes brass, pieces of brass money]

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ERA [ˈiːrə]

n & abbreviation or acronym for

1. (Social Science / Education) (in Britain) Education Reform Act: the 1988 act which established the key elements of the National Curriculum

2. (Sociology) (in the US) Equal Rights Amendment: a proposed amendment to the US Constitution enshrining equality between the sexes

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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 a custom pre-dating the Christian era

Translations

era [ˈɪərə] N → era f
to mark an era → hacer época

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era [ˈɪərə] n → ère f, époque f
to be the end of an era → marquer la fin d'une époque
the post-war era → les années d'après-guerre

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era

n → Ära f, → Epoche f; (Geol) → Erdzeitalter nt; the Christian era → (die) christliche Zeitrechnung; the end of an era → das Ende einer Ära

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era [ˈɪərə] n → era

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era [ˈɪərə] n → era

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era

n era [ˈiərə]

1 a number of years counting from an important point in history the Victorian era. era عَصْر ера epocha æra; epoke; tidsalder; periode die Ära εποχή, ιστορική περίοδος era aeg, ajajärk دوره؛ زمانه ajanjakso époque תְקוּפָה युग, संवत कल्प era, doba kor(szak) zaman sögulegt tímabil era, epoca 時代 역사, 정치상의) 시대 era laikmets zaman tijdperk tidsalder, epoke, æra era era epocă эпоха epocha vek razdoblje era ยุค çağ, devir 時代 ера; доба تقویم یا تسلسل زمانی جو کسی اہم واقعے سے شمار کیا جاتا ہے kỷ nguyên 时代

2 a period of time marked by an important event or events an era of social reform. tydperk عَهْد، فَتْرَه епоха éra periode; æra; epoke die Ära εποχή era ajajärk عصر؛ دوران aikakausi ère עִידָן किसी खास घटना से जुड़ा कोई काल doba éra masa sögulegt tímabil, tímar età 時代 중대한 시기 era ēra era tijdperk tidsalder, epoke, æra era era epocă эра; эпоха éra doba era tidsskede, tid ยุคสมัย dönem 時期 епоха کوئی زمانہ جس میں اہم واقعات پیش آئے ہوں thời đại 年代