Definition of Era
1. Noun. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
Exact synonyms: Epoch
Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period
Specialized synonyms: Caliphate, Christian Era, Common Era
Specialized synonyms: Day, Age, Historic Period, Modern Era
Derivative terms: Epochal
Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period
Specialized synonyms: Caliphate, Christian Era, Common Era
Specialized synonyms: Day, Age, Historic Period, Modern Era
Derivative terms: Epochal
2. Noun. A major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods.
Exact synonyms: Geological Era
Generic synonyms: Geologic Time, Geological Time
Specialized synonyms: Age Of Mammals, Cenozoic, Cenozoic Era, Age Of Reptiles, Mesozoic, Mesozoic Era, Paleozoic, Paleozoic Era
Group relationships: Aeon, Eon
Terms within: Geological Period, Period
Generic synonyms: Geologic Time, Geological Time
Specialized synonyms: Age Of Mammals, Cenozoic, Cenozoic Era, Age Of Reptiles, Mesozoic, Mesozoic Era, Paleozoic, Paleozoic Era
Group relationships: Aeon, Eon
Terms within: Geological Period, Period
3. Noun. (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.
Exact synonyms: Earned Run Average
Category relationships: Baseball, Baseball Game
Generic synonyms: Criterion, Measure, Standard, Touchstone
Category relationships: Baseball, Baseball Game
Generic synonyms: Criterion, Measure, Standard, Touchstone
Definition of Era
1. n. A fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned.
Definition of Era
1. an epoch [n -S] - See also: epoch
Medical Definition of Era
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