Thesaurus: era

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1. n. A fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned.
2. n. 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. n. A period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch.
4. n. (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
5. n. a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
6. n. a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
7. 1. A fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned. The foundation of Solomon's temple is conjectured by Ideler to have been an era. R. S. Poole. 2. 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). The first century of our era. M. Arnold. 3. A period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch. Painting may truly be said to have opened the new era of culture. J. A. Symonds. Syn. -- Epoch; time; date; period; age; dispensation. See Epoch.
8. n:100 n. a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event n. a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods