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era

//ˈɪə.ɹə//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for era

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Forms

Plural
eras

Definitions

  1. 1.A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.

    • Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white.
  2. 2.A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.

  3. 3.An indefinite period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular interest.(informal)

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2044

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin aera.

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