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era
1[ er-uh, eer-uh ]
noun
- a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
The use of steam for power marked the beginning of an era.
- Slang. a period of time in a person’s life characterized by something distinctive and noticeable, such as a particular emotional state, relationship, achievement, or interest:
She’s started wearing all black now that she’s in her sad girl era.
They are definitely in their flop era and could use a complete makeover.
- 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.
- Geology. a major division of geologic time composed of a number of periods.
ERA
2abbreviation for
- Baseball. earned run average ( def ).
- Emergency Relief Administration.
- Equal Rights Amendment: proposed 27th amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender.
era
1/ ˈɪəə /
noun
- 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
the discovery of antibiotics marked an era in modern medicine
- geology a major division of geological time, divided into several periods
the Mesozoic era
ERA
2/ ˈːə /
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
era
/ î′ə /
- A division of geologic time , longer than a period and shorter than an eon.
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Example Sentences
An electronic score by John Carroll Kirby apes the sound of the era but devolves into abstraction as the story develops into something darker.
The identity of the next “Bond” star remains unknown — at least publicly — as the “Bond” franchise enters its Amazon era.
On Thursday, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the tariffs would "clearly" have an economic impact on the UK and globally, as he warned of a "new era".
I’m struck by your reference there to how this kind of post-Reconstruction, gilded, social Darwinist era kind of paved the road for fascism to come later.
But despite this being their strongest era in a generation, it hasn't been worth what some supporters believe is a loss of identity.
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