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Common Era en · PROPN

Etymology

Originally Vulgar Era. The English phrase common Era appears at least as early as 1708, and by 1715 is used synonymously with Christian Era and Vulgar Era.

Meanings

1. The secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era, the internationally recognized method of numbering years on the Gregorian calendar.
   • Some say the World was created 3950 Years before the common Æra of Christ 1715, David Gregory with John Nicholson and John Morphew, The Elements of Astronomy, Physical and Geometrical, volume v. 1 (Astronomy), London: printed for J. Nicholson, and sold by J. Morphew, retrieved 05 Jan 2008, page 252:
   • The vulgar Era, or Anno Domini; the fourth year of Jesus Christ, the first of which was but eight days." In its article on General Chronology, the 1908 Catholic Encyclopedia stated that "Foremost among these (dating eras) is that which is now adopted by all civilized peoples and known as the Christian, Vulgar or Common Era, in the twentieth century of which we are now living. 1835, Alexander Campbell, Living Oracles:
   • The second Book is divided into eight Chapters, treats of the origin of the Greek Characters, and changes that happen'd in them, to the fourth Century of the common Era. 1708 January, The History of the Works of the Learned, volume 10, London: Printed for H. Rhodes, retrieved 31 Oct 2011, page 513:
   • 1796 years before the common era, and 1020 before the first Olympiad. 1770, William Hooper with Jacob Friedrich Bielfeld, The Elements of Universal Eurdition (v. 2), London: G. Scott, printer, for J Robson, bookseller in New-Bond Street, and B. Law in Ave-Mary Lane, retrieved 13 Sep 2007, page p 105:

Forms

Antonyms

BCE

Synonyms

Vulgar Era · Era Vulgaris

Translations (29)

hi ईसवी (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · cmn 公元 (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · hu időszámításunk (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · fi ajanlasku (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · hi ईसा पूर्व (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · el Κοινή Εποχή (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · eo Komuna Erao (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · pl nasza era (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · fr ère vulgaire (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · sl naše štetje (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · bg но́вата е́ра (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · el Κοινή Περίοδος (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · th สามัญศักราช (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · sd اَڄُڪَلهَه (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · pt Era Comum (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · de gängige Zeitrechnung (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · el Κοινή Χρονολογία (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · ja 西暦 (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · vi Công Nguyên (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · cy Oed Grist (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · hi ईसवी सन् (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · it era comune (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · mk нашата ера (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · es era vulgar (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · uk нашої ери (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · es era común (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · fr ère commune (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · it era volgare (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era) · fr de notre ère (secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era)