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

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

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

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. Initialism. (baseball) earned run average “Earned Run Average” baseball statistic ¹

2. Initialism. (US) w:Equal Rights Amendment Equal Rights Amendment ¹

3. Initialism. electrically reconfigurable array ¹

4. Initialism. (military) w:reactive armour explosive reactive armor ¹

5. Noun. A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Era

1. an epoch [n -S] - See also: epoch

Medical Definition of Era

1. Evoked response audiometry. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Era

EPICUS
EPIRB
EPMA
EPO
EPR
EPROM
EPROMs
EPS
EPSP
EPSS
EPT
EPTs
EQ
ER
ER-60 protease
ERA
ERAs
ERBF
ERC
ERCP
ERD
ERISA
ERKs
ERM
ERNIE
ERP
ERPF
ERT
ERV

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