era
nouncommon in dialogue
- Australia//ˈɪə.ɹə//
- Australia/[ˈɪə̯.ɹə ~ ˈɪː.ɹə]/
- New Zealand//iə.ɹə//
- New Zealand/[ˈi̞ə̯.ɹə ~ ˈiː.ɹə]/
A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
noun
- 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.
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.
- 2
A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.
- 3
informalAn indefinite period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular interest.
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin aera.
Forms
- plural
- eras
era · A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
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