era
/ˈɪə.ɹə/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.67 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
noun
A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.
noun
Initialism of Earth rotation angle (the rotation of the Earth from the Celestial Intermediate Origin that has no instantaneous motion along the equator.)
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Initialism of engine room artificer, a Royal Navy position.
British usage; Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɪə.ɹə/
- British English: /ˈɪə.ɹə/
Usage
- Informal
- Countable
- Uncountable
- British usage
- American usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Geology.