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- DictionaryE·ra/ˈerə/
noun
- 1. a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic: "his death marked the end of an era"
The meaning of ERA is a fixed point in time from which a series of years is reckoned. How to use era in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Era.
ERA definition: 1. a period of time of which particular events or stages of development are typical: 2. a time…. Learn more.
a period of time in a person’s life characterized by something distinctive and noticeable, such as a particular emotional state, relationship, achievement, or interest: She’s started wearing all black now that she’s in her sad girl era.
era. noun. /ˈɪərə/. /ˈɪrə/, /ˈerə/. a period of time, usually in history, that is different from other periods because of particular characteristics or events. the Victorian/modern/post-war era. When she left the firm, it was the end of an era (= things were different after that). a new era of peace.
Britannica Dictionary definition of ERA. [count] : a period of time that is associated with a particular quality, event, person, etc. the Victorian era. the Christian era. the era of the horse and buggy. We're just now entering an era of great prosperity. His death marks the end of an era.
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc. The use of steam for power marked the beginning of an era. 2. the period of time to which anything belongs or is to be assigned. She was born in the era of hansoms and gaslight. 3. a system of chronologic notation reckoned from a given date.
1. A period of time as reckoned from a specific date serving as the basis of its chronological system. 2. A period of time characterized by particular circumstances, events, or personages: the Colonial era of US history; the Reagan era. 3. The longest division of geologic time, made up of one or more periods.
A period of time measured from some important occurrence or date. An event or date that marks the beginning of a new or important period in the history of something. A period of time considered in terms of noteworthy and characteristic events, developments, individuals, etc. An era of progress.
a period of time in history that is special for a particular reason: the Victorian era. a new era of peace. (Definition of era from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
An era is a span of time defined for the purposes of chronology or historiography, as in the regnal eras in the history of a given monarchy, a calendar era used for a given calendar, or the geological eras defined for the history of Earth.
