What does era mean in English? Meaning of era definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "era" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "era": a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
Noun
Meaning: a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
Synonyms: epoch
era
Hyponyms: age
day
historic period
modern era
Hypernyms: period
period of time
time period
Instance Hyponyms: caliphate
christian era
common era
Meaning of "era": a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
Noun
Meaning: a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
Synonyms: era
geological era
Hypernyms: geologic time
geological time
Instance Hyponyms: age of mammals
age of reptiles
cenozoic
cenozoic era
mesozoic
mesozoic era
paleozoic
paleozoic era
Part Holonyms: geological period
period
Meaning of "era": (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
Noun
Meaning: (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
Synonyms: earned run average
era
Hypernyms: criterion
measure
standard
touchstone
Adjective: A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 6, The China Governess[1]: 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. 2012 January 1, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 87: In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 6, The China Governess[1]: 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.2012 January 1, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, page 87: In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.(geology) A unit of time, smaller than aeons and greater than periods.
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