Definitions for era
ˈɪər ə, ˈɛr əer·a

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 3 votes

1. era, epochnoun

   a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

2. era, geological eranoun

   a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods

3. earned run average, ERAnoun

   (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

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. eranoun

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

2. Etymology: From aera.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eranoun

   The account of time from any particular date or epoch.

   Etymology: æra, Latin.

   From the blessings they bestow
   Our times are dated, and our eras move:
   They govern, and enlighten all below,
   As thou do’st all above. Matthew Prior.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Era

   An era is a span of time defined for the purposes of chronology or historiography, as in the regnal eras in the history of a given monarchy, a calendar era used for a given calendar, or the geological eras defined for the history of Earth. Comparable terms are epoch, age, period, saeculum, aeon (Greek aion) and Sanskrit yuga.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Eranoun

   a fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned

2. Eranoun

   a period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event; as, the era of Alexander; the era of Christ, or the Christian era (see under Christian)

3. Eranoun

   a period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch

WikidataRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Era

   An era is a commonly used word for a long period of time. When used in science, for example geology, an era denotes a clearly defined period of time of arbitrary but well-defined length, such as for example the Mesozoic Era from 252 Ma–66 Ma, delimited by a start event and an end event. When used in social history, eras may for example denote a period of some monarch's reign. In colloquial language, eras denote longer spans of time, before and after which the practices or fashions change to a significant degree. When era is extended to a calendar system, it is known as a calendar era. In Sanskrit or Indian culture eras are known as Yugas.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Era

   ē′ra, n. a series of years reckoned from a particular point, or that point itself: an important date. [Late L. æra, a number, orig. 'counters,' pieces of copper used in counting, being the neut.pl. of æs, æris, copper.]

The New Hacker's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. era

   Syn. epoch. Webster's Unabridged makes these words almost synonymous, but era more often connotes a span of time rather than a point in time, whereas the reverse is true for epoch. The epoch usage is recommended.

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1. era

   Song lyrics by era -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by era on the Lyrics.com website.

2. ERA

   What does ERA stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the ERA acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ERA

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Era is ranked #66164 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Era surname appeared 299 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Era.
   
   52.8% or 158 total occurrences were White.
   23% or 69 total occurrences were Asian.
   18% or 54 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   4.6% or 14 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Baseball
   • Geological Time
   • Standard
   • Time Period

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'era' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4206

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'era' in Nouns Frequency: #1719

Anagrams for era »

1. are

2. are

3. ear

4. Rae

5. ear

6. Rae

7. aer

8. rea

How to pronounce era?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say era in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of era in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of era in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of era in a Sentence

1. Steve Tsang:

   The pandemic had resulted in him being allowed to play more of the well-established role of the premier in running the economy, something from which he was side-tracked most of the time in the Xi era, he saw how the economic impact of Covid-19 would require a pragmatic and a more emphatic approach, hence allowing, even encouraging, street vending for those laid off as a result of the pandemic.

2. Karen Sundirai:

   They said it was a new era but now we know it was an error ... Things are worse under Mnangagwa.

3. Li Keqiang:

   We will implement the military strategy for the new era, strengthen military training under combat conditions, and firmly protect China's sovereignty, security and development interests, we will further implement the military-civilian integration strategy, and speed up efforts to make innovations in defense-related science and technology.

4. Donald Trump:

   We must continue once again to shine a light on the horrendous atrocities taking place around the corner and around the globe, we must continue to fight injustice in all its forms, in whatever scale or shape it takes in our lives. Together, we must declare that the era of allowing brutality against women and children is over.

5. Revolution President Brian Bilello:

   We believe that now is the time for a change in leadership and there is no one better suited to usher in a new era of success in New England.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=era
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Era
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=era
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Era
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/era
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=era
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=era
8. ^ The New Hacker's Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/3008/3008-h/3008-h.htm#Era
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html