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ə, ˈɛr noun
1.
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.: The use of steam for power marked the beginning of an era.
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.
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Era
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So is strata. Does it mean:
| single bed of sedimentary rock, consisting of one kind of matter representing continuous deposition |
| to dissolve out soluble constituents from ashes and soil by percolation |
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ERA
1.
2.
Emergency Relief Administration.
3.
Equal Rights Amendment: proposed 27th amendment to the U.S. constitution that would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.
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era (ˈɪərə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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. | geology a major division of geological time, divided into several periods: the Mesozoic era |
| [C17: from Latin aera counters, plural of aes brass, pieces of brass money] | |
| ERA (ˈiːrə) | |
| —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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Word Origin & History
era
1615, from L.L. æra, era "an era or epoch from which time is reckoned," probably identical with L. æra "counters used for calculation," pl. of æs (gen. æris) "brass, money" (see ore). The L. word's use in chronology said to have begun in 5c. Spain (where,
for some reason unknown to historians, the local era began 38 B.C.E.; some say it was because of a tax levied that year). Like epoch, in Eng. it originally meant "the starting point of an age;" meaning "system of chronological notation" is c.1646; that of "historical period" is 1741.
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Science Dictionary
era  (îr'ə) Pronunciation Key
A division of geologic time, longer than a period and shorter than an eon. |
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era definition
Synonym epoch. Webster's Unabridged makes these words almost synonymous, but "era" usually connotes a span of time rather than a point in time.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ERA
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Example sentences
Each era has its own dominating themes of global politics.
The use of wood, especially walnut and mahogany, was a main design feature of that era.
Even in an era of cutbacks, some colleges see big performance halls as the new necessities.
For most college leaders, managing in this new era of uncertainty has meant hunkering down.
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