era
Syllables: e·ra/ˈɪə.ɹə/
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era noun: a time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
Noun (1)
era (plural eras)
- A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
- 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
- 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, 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
- A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.
- An indefinite period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular interest.
Noun (2) capitalized: ERA
ERA (countable and uncountable, plural ERAs)
- Initialism of Earth rotation angle (the rotation of the Earth from the Celestial Intermediate Origin that has no instantaneous motion along the equator.)
- Initialism of earned run average, a baseball statistic.
- Taylor, listed at 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, went 0-1 with a 1.01 ERA in 15 games for Birmingham. He struck out 37 in 26 2/3 innings.2025 June 11, “White Sox pitching prospect Grant Taylor makes jump from Double-A to perfect major league debut”, in Associated Press, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2025
- Initialism of electrically reconfigurable array.
- Initialism of explosive reactive armor.
- Initialism of engine room artificer, a Royal Navy position.
Proper noun capitalized: ERA
ERA
- Initialism of European Railway Agency, called today the European Union Agency for Railways.
- Initialism of Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed amendment to the US Constitution.
- ERA meant the equality of women, to those who urgently sought it, to those who abhorred it, and to those who found it obvious if not entirely redundant.1983, Catharine A. MacKinnon, “Excerpts from MacKinnon/Schlafly Debate”, in Minnesota Journal of Law & Inequality, volume 1, number 2
- This Article argues that Congress can recognize the ERA as part of the Constitution despite the expiration of the ratification deadline in 1982. But Congress should not do so until there is no doubt that thirty-eight states have ratified the ERA.2019 September 30, Gerard N. Magliocca, “BURIED ALIVE: THE REBOOT OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT”, in RUTGERS UNIVERSITY LAW REVIEW, volume 71, archived from the original on 06 Oct 2025, page 634
- Initialism of Employment Rights Act.
era meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
era in Hindi
- time period
- युग yug, अनुयुग anuyug, ज़माना zamānā, काल kāl
era in Marathi
- time period
- काळ kāḷ, युग yug
era in Urdu
- time period
- زَمانَہ m دَور zamāna, عَصْر 'asr, زَمان zamān
era in Bengali
- time period
- যুগ jug, কাল kal, জমানা jomana
More languagesFewer languages
- era in Telugu
- శకం śakaṁ, యుగం yugaṁ
- era in Kannada
- ಯುಗ, ಯುಗದ
- era in Odia
- ଯୁଗ, ଯୁଗର
- era in Sanskrit
- युग yuga
- era in Nepali
- युग, युगको
- era in Pashto
- دوره dawrá, عصر asᶕr, زمانه zamāná, zəmāná
- era in Tagalog
- higtion
- era in Arabic
- عَصْر ʕaṣr, عُصُور ʕuṣūr, زَمَان zamān, حِقْبَة ḥiqba
- era in Malay
- masa, zaman, tarikh
- era in Indonesian
- era, masa, jaman, periode
- era in Persian
- عَصْر asr, دُورِه dowre, زَمان zamân, زَمانِه zamâne
- era in Thai
- สมัย sà-mǎi, กาล gaan, ยุค yúk
- era in Vietnamese
- thời đại, kỉ nguyên
- era in Myanmar
- ခေတ် hket, ယုဂ် yug
Examples of era in a sentence
- In the post WWII era, several eastern European countries came into the orbit of the Soviet Union.
- Beethoven's "Razumovsky" Quartets, Op. 59, are considered by many to be the beginning of the Romantic era.
- In Europe in the era before modern electric vehicles, most cars had a stickshift.
Synonyms of era
Forms of era
| plural | eras |
|---|---|
| plural | ERAs |
| alternative form (archaic) | aera |
| alternative form (archaic) | æra |
Origin of era
Borrowed from Late Latin aera.
Words formed from era
Phrases with era
- New Era
- era names
- Nueva Era
- Common Era
- Vulgar Era
- Current Era
- Digital Era
- Warlord Era
- Buddhist Era
- Era Vulgaris
- Christian Era
- Progressive Era
2 more phrasesFewer phrases
Words that rhyme with era
Questions about era
- What does era mean?
- Era means a time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
- What is era in Hindi?
- Era in Hindi is युग (yug), अनुयुग (anuyug), ज़माना (zamānā). See Era meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is era?
- Era can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce era?
- Era is pronounced /ˈɪə.ɹə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of era?
- The plural of era is eras.
Words near era in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: era (page history and authors); ERA (page history and authors); era (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); era (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); era (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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