Era (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
    • a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:The use of steam for power marked the beginning of an era.
    • 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.
  2. the period of time to which anything belongs or is to be assigned: She was born in the era of hansoms and gaslight.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. a date or an event forming the beginning of any distinctive period: The year 1492 marks an era in world history.
  6. a major division of geologic time composed of a number of periods.
abbreviation
  1. earned run average.
  2. Emergency Relief Administration.
  3. proposed 27th amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender.
noun
  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
  3. a point in time, esp one beginning a new or distinctive period
  4. a major division of geological time, divided into several periods
n acronym for
  1. (in Britain) Education Reform Act: the 1988 act which established the key elements of the National Curriculum
  2. (in the US) Equal Rights Amendment: a proposed amendment to the US Constitution enshrining equality between the sexes
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