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Meaning and definition for "era" word

[noun] a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
[noun] a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
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\E"ra\, n.; pl. {Eras}. [LL. aera an era, in earlier usage, the items of an account, counters, pl. of aes, aeris, brass, money. See {Ore}.] 1. A fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned. The foundation of Solomon's temple is conjectured by Ideler to have been an era. --R. S. Poole. 2. A period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event; as, the era of Alexander; the era of Christ, or the Christian era (see under {Christian}). The first century of our era. --M. Arnold. 3. A period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch. Painting may truly be said to have opened the new era of culture. --J. A. Symonds. Syn: Epoch; time; date; period; age; dispensation. See {Epoch}.
\ The era in use in all Christian countries, which was intended to commence with the birth of Christ. The era as now established was first used by Dionysius Exiguus (died about 540), who placed the birth of Christ on the 25th of December in the year of Rome 754, which year he counted as 1 a. d. This date for Christ's birth is now generally thought to be about four years too late.

Synonyms for era

epoch, geological era

See also: aeon | age | Age of Mammals | Age of Reptiles | Archaeozoic | Archaeozoic era | Archean | Archean era | Archeozoic | Archeozoic era | Cenozoic | Cenozoic era | Christian Era | Common Era | day | eon | geologic time | geological period | geological time | historic period | Mesozoic | Mesozoic era | modern era | Paleozoic | Paleozoic era | period | period of time | Precambrian | Precambrian period | Preoterozoic era | Proterozoic | time period |

Related terms: age, Bronze Age, Dark Ages, days, Depression Era, epoch, glacial epoch, Golden Age, Ice Age, Iron Age, Jacksonian Age, Middle Ages, New Deal Era, Prohibition Era, Silver Age, stage, Steel Age, Stone Age, term, time

The fun area, different aproach to word »era«

Let's analyse "era" as pure text. This string has Three letters in Two syllables and Two vowels. 66.7% of vowels is 28.1% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ARE. Average typing speed for these characters is 840 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: era: 5 + 1 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: era: 5 + 9 + 1 = 15, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
R (1) 18 Moon Patient, Determined, Strong

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