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era

  • noun
  • e·ra
  • îrʹə

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

Other meanings

  1. A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.

  2. An indefinite period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular interest.

Synonyms

  • geological era

Related words

  • beautiful era
  • bubble era
  • classical era
  • dead-ball era
  • era name
  • era-defining
  • flop era
  • geologic era
  • live-ball era
  • modern era
  • Planck era
  • Fleabag era

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “era” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.