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era en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɪɚ.ə/ (US)
• [ɛ(ː).ɾäˑ] (South-Asia)
• [ˈi̞ə̯.ɹə ~ ˈiː.ɹə] (New-Zealand)
• /iə.ɹə/ (New-Zealand)
• [ˈɛ̝.ɹə ~ ˈe̞ː.ɹə] East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
• /ˈiː.ɹɐ/ (Northumbria)
• (UK) audio
• /ˈɛː.ɹə/ East Anglia, cheer–chair merger
• /ˈɪə.ɹə/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• îrʹə
• [ˈɪə̯.ɹə ~ ˈɪː.ɹə] (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈi.ɾə/ (Scotland)
• (US) audio
• ĕrʹə (US)
• [ˈiː.ɾə] (Scotland)
• /ˈɛɹ.ə/ (US)
• îrʹə (US)
• /ˈɛ.ra/ (South-Asia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin aera.

Meanings

1. A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
   • In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance. 2012 January 14, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2012, page 87:
   • Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 6, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
2. A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.
3. (informal) An indefinite period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular interest.

Forms

Deriveds

dead-ball era · rainbow era · golden era · classical era · era name · bubble era · modern era · our era · flop era · era-defining · geologic era · live-ball era · Planck era · Fleabag era · beautiful era

Hyponyms

stelliferous era (cosmological time unit) · erathem (geochronologic unit) · black hole era (cosmological time unit) · degenerate era (cosmological time unit) · Paleozoic era (geochronologic unit) · Cenozoic era (geochronologic unit) · Mesozoic era (geochronologic unit) · ice age

Relateds

Iron Age · Dark Ages · Bronze Age · Stone Age · Middle Ages

Synonyms

epoch (time period of indeterminate length) · era · generation · Platonic year · period (time period of indeterminate length) · age (time period of indeterminate length) · day · Great Year · interval · cycle · time

Translations (187)

gl era (time period) · zh 代 (geochronologic unit) · vi thời đại (time period) · nn epoke (time period) · cs období (time period) · my ယုဂ် (time period) · fa دُوران (time period) · ur زَمانَہ m دَور (time period) · nb epoke (time period) · tg замона (time period) · sq mot (time period) · fi ajanjakso (time period) · es evo (time period) · he עִדָּן (geochronologic unit) · tl higtion (time period) · be э́ра (time period) · sv tidevarv (time period) · kk дәуір (time period) · de Erdzeitalter (geochronologic unit) · ru э́ра (time period) · nn tidsepoke (time period) · zh 時代 /时代 (time period) · la aetas (time period) · ast época (time period) · ms masa (time period) · ro eră (time period) · hy դարաշրջան (time period) · hi अनुयुग (time period) · ga ré (geochronologic unit) · mnc ᠠᠨᡳᠶᠠ (time period) · nb tidsepoke (time period) · nl tijdrekening (time period) · fi aikakausi (time period) · ko 기원 (time period) · el εποχή (time period) · ga ré (time period) · ms tarikh (time period) · bn জমানা (time period) · ms zaman (time period) · kmr dewr (time period) · ba заман (time period) · tr devir (time period) · nn tidsalder (time period) · mr युग (time period) · el περίοδος (time period) · te శకం (time period) · it era (time period) · tt заман (time period) · ky заман (time period) · zh 紀元 /纪元 (time period) · mn эрин үе (time period) · id masa (time period) · tg аср (time period) · bn কাল (time period) · hi युग (time period) · zza serdem (geochronologic unit) · ro epocă (time period) · hu korszak (time period) · egy r:k-hrw (time period) · mn цаг (time period) · nb æra (time period) · sh е́ра (time period) · sk éra (time period) · ar عُصُور (time period) · de Ära (time period) · ca època (time period) · ka დრო (time period) · te యుగం (time period) · ar حِقْبَة (geochronologic unit) · nb tidsalder (time period) · kmr zeman (time period) · be эпо́ха (time period) · th สมัย (time period) · th กาล (time period) · sk epocha (time period) · lo ສະໃໝ (time period) · ka ერა (time period) · fr ère (time period) · eo erao (time period) · hu éra (time period) · hi ज़माना (time period) · ur زَمان (time period) · uz davr (time period) · pl era (time period) · vi kỉ nguyên (time period) · sl era (time period) · uz epoxa (time period) · lv laikmets (time period) · ar زَمَان (time period) · sk obdobie (time period) · nn æra (time period) · nl tijdperk (time period) · mn үе (time period) · sv era (geochronologic unit) · tr çağ (time period) · pt época (time period) · tg замон (time period) · km សម័យ (time period) · id periode (time period) · fr période (time period) · tg давра (time period) · fr époque (time period) · lo ຍຸກ (time period) · bn যুগ (time period) · ja 紀元 (time period) · es período (time period) · sa युग (time period) · ky доор (time period) · tr asır (time period) · ko 시대 (time period) · he תְּקוּפָה (time period) · eo epoko (time period) · ps زمانه (time period) · udm вапум (time period) · fa زَمان (time period) · nl periode (time period) · my ခေတ် (time period) · br hoalad (time period) · ro perioadă (time period) · uk епо́ха (time period) · az əsr (time period) · gl época (time period) · tl higtion (geochronologic unit) · hi काल (time period) · es era (time period) · bg епо́ха (time period) · az era (time period) · sq erë (time period) · az zaman (time period) · mr काळ (time period) · fa دُورِه (time period) · he עידן \ עִדָּן (time period) · ja 時代 (time period) · kk заман (time period) · mk ера (time period) · pt era (time period) · ar عَصْر (time period) · hy ժամանակաշրջան (time period) · lt era (time period) · tk döwür (time period) · tr çığır (time period) · tt дәвер (time period) · tg давр (time period) · ca període (time period) · it epoca (time period) · kea idadi (time period) · uz era (time period) · sh éra (time period) · da æra (time period) · hu kor (time period) · lv ēra (time period) · th ยุค (time period) · uz asr (time period) · cs epocha (time period) · ba дәүер (time period) · ps عصر (time period) · ca era (time period) · uk е́ра (time period) · sv era (time period) · io ero (time period) · es época (time period) · fi maailmankausi (geochronologic unit) · tk zaman (time period) · nl era (time period) · id era (time period) · id jaman (time period) · az dövr (time period) · km យុគ (time period) · ps دوره (time period) · bg е́ра (time period) · ky эра (time period) · ru эпо́ха (time period) · de Epoche (time period) · zza dem (diq) (time period) · ast era (time period) · zza dewr (diq) (time period) · ur عَصْر (time period) · lo ສໄມ (time period) · uz zamon (time period) · fa زَمانِه (time period) · ug دەۋر (time period) · km កាល (time period) · fi aika (time period) · et ajastu (time period) · br amzervezh (time period) · cs éra (time period) · fa عَصْر (time period)