era
[noun]
Synonyms: age, date, day or days, epoch, generation, period, time

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Related Words: term, stage

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English Thesaurus: period, time, age, era, epoch, ...

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ERA, the noun /ˌiː ɑːr ˈeɪ/
abbreviation for the Equal Rights Amendment; a suggested change to US law, which was intended to give women the same legal rights as men. Although the suggested law was agreed to by Congress, not enough states agreed in time for it to become a law.

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e‧ra W3 /ˈɪərə $ ˈɪrə/ noun [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Late Latin; Origin: aera 'number for calculating from', from Latin, 'counters', plural of aes 'copper, money']
a period of time in history that is known for a particular event, or for particular qualities
era of
We live in an era of instant communication.
a new era of world peace
His death marked the end of an era.
the Victorian era

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ERA, the noun /ˌiː ɑːr ˈeɪ/
abbreviation for the Equal Rights Amendment; a suggested change to US law, which was intended to give women the same legal rights as men. Although the suggested law was agreed to by Congress, not enough states agreed in time for it to become a law.

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era
noun
ADJ. golden, great the golden era of radio
new | present | modern | bygone, past, previous The room had the elegance of a bygone era.
post-imperial, post-war | Edwardian, Victorian, etc. | Clinton, Thatcher, etc. | Christian, Common the early centuries of the Christian/Common Era
VERB + ERA usher in The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in a whole new era.
enter, move into The country has entered an era of high unemployment.
ERA + VERB begin | end
PREP. during/in an/the ~ We live in an era of religious uncertainty.
into ~ a practice that has survived into the present era
~ in a new era in the history of art
PHRASES the beginning/dawn/dawning of a (new) era, be on the threshold of a new era, the end of an era

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era

a new era
The talks signalled a new era of cooperation between the two countries.
the present era
People feel much less secure in the present era of international terrorism.
the modern/post-war/Victorian etc era
a collection of romantic paintings from the Victorian era
the Blair/Bush etc era (=the time when a particular political leaders was in power, used especially in journalism)
The end of the Bush era was defined, at least in part, by the war in Iraq.
a bygone era (=a time in the past, usually when something was good)
The buildings have the elegance of a bygone era.
a golden era (=a time when something is at its most successful)
a collection of songs from the golden era of rock 'n' roll
enter an era
We have entered an era of instant global communication.
usher in an era (=to be the start of a new era)
His death ushered in an era of political instability.
an era begins
A new era began for Northern Ireland with the signing of the peace agreement.
an era ends
The era of cheap oil has ended.
the beginning/end of an era
The closure of the last coal mine marked the end of an era in Wales.
the dawn/dawning of a new era (=the time when something important first begins)
The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the dawn of a new era in Europe.

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period a particular time in history, especially one studied as a subject:
the late Victorian period
the interwar period
During that period many people moved from the countryside to the towns.
time a period of years, months, days etc:
The 1960s were a time of great social change.
the biggest earthquake in modern times
Verdun was an important city in Roman times.
age a long period, especially one that represents a particular stage in the development of civilization or technology:
the industrial age
We are now in the age of the Internet.
the Stone Age (=when people used tools made of stone)
era a long period that has a particular character or that is marked by particular events:
We live in an era of breathtaking change.
the post-war era
De Gaulle’s death marked the end of an era.
epoch /ˈiːpɒk $ ˈepək/ formal means the same as era, but sounds more formal and important:
We are now entering a new epoch in human history.
the colonial epoch
It was the end of an epoch.

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ERA
Earned Run Average 
Equal Rights Amendment

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