era

Speech parts

1. era - Noun

2. Era - Proper noun

Meaning

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

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).

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

epoch period age time times season stage date phase generation moment interval span earned run average geological era
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Antonyms

jiffy second moment minute momentum flash
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Hypernyms

period standard measure criterion touchstone geologic time

Hyponyms

day age modern era historic period

Phrases with the word

present era Stelliferous Era today's era information era before christian era after the common era

Derivatives

eras

Examples

Perhaps, never before since the coming of the Christian era have demons appeared so openly and extensively as today. Seraphim Rose

An era can be said to end when its basic illusions are exhausted. Arthur Miller

Our current obsession with creativity is the result of our continued striving for immortality in an era when most people no longer believe in an afterlife. Arianna Huffington

Today in the era of globalization there is no such issue as borders between states of the same nation. Fatos Nano

As long as the sun rises over Ontario and sets over the Pacific, I will dedicate myself to bringing the people of Oregon what they want and need most - an era of hope, change, and economic renewal. Ted Kulongoski

This is an era of specialists, each of whom sees his own problem and is unaware of or intolerant of the larger frame into which it fits. Rachel Carson

Close letter words and terms

ER bridge ER diagram er. era name era of computers era of enlightenment