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era

UK/iə.ɹə/ US/ˈɪə.ɹə/ common informal uk us

noun

1.

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

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2.

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

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Origin

Borrowed from Late Latin aera.

Phrases

  • beautiful era
  • bubble era
  • classical era
  • dead-ball era
  • era name
  • Fleabag era
  • flop era
  • geologic era

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