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Synonyms of era

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Another word for era is period. Other synonyms of era are epoch, age and time.

Synonyms and similar words for era

nounTime period of indeterminate length.

  • ageA particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
  • epochA particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
  • periodA length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.

nounMore synonyms

  • cycle
  • day figurativelyA specified time or period; time, considered with reference to the existence or prominence of a person or thing; age...
  • generation
  • Great Year
  • interval
  • Platonic yearGreat Year; one complete precession of the equinoxes, approximately 25,765 years.
  • timeAn era; (articulated, sometimes in the plural) the current era, the current state of affairs.

Meaning of era

  1. noun A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
  2. noun A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.
  3. noun An indefinite period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular interest.

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Questions about synonyms of era

What is another word for era?
Era has 10 synonyms on Word.ws, such as period, epoch, age and time.
What does era mean?
Era means a time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: era (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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