era
//ˈɪə.ɹə//
Forms
- Plural
- eras
Definitions
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.A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.
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.