era

Examples

• All

• Supergirl's Cold War era difference from her WWII-era Golden Age predecessors is apparent even in her origin story.

  Academic text (2013)

• Progressive Japanese of the Meiji era admired not only Western technology but also modern Western ideas.

  Academic text (1994)

• We call the current era the matter era.

• What other historical era would I have lived in?

• If you wanted a job in the industrial era, you needed to be near the factories.

• The crisis next hit Russia, where the Yeltsin era was coming to an end.

  Academic text (1999)

• You know, as recently as the Victorian era, you had Victorian pregnancy corsets.

  Diana: Life in Fashion (2022)

• We're seeing a reversal of the depression-era migration from the Dust Bowl to California.

  Blog text (2)

• The Orthodox Church, freed from its Soviet-era restrictions, also has plans for Chersonesos.

  Academic text (2002)

• The Romantic era was, to an extent, a remake of the Heroic Age, minus most of the bloodshed.

  Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

G

geological era

vsera

• Specialized

6.1

A long time in Earth's history that lasts many millions of years

is the shorter form that omits the descriptive word

Idioms

H

to herald a new era

1 6.7

To show or announce the start of a big change

Compounds

M

modern era

15 3.1

The recent period of history from the Industrial Revolution to today

E

end of an era

13 4.3

An important time that finishes and many people remember

V

Victorian era

4 6.0

The period in Britain when Queen Victoria ruled, 1837 to 1901

P

Prohibition era

• US

3 7.4

A time in the United States from 1920 to 1933 when alcohol was illegal

C

Christian era

1 3.0

A time starting at Jesus's birth that people use for AD or CE dates

M

Mesozoic era

• Specialized

1 7.2

A time about 230 to 63 million years ago when dinosaurs lived and early mammals and birds appeared

R

Regency era

1 6.6

The years 1811 to 1820 in Britain when the prince ruled because the king was ill

C

Common Era

1 4.6

The years of history starting at year one of the calendar now used in many countries

E

Elizabethan era

1 6.8

A period in English history under Queen Elizabeth I when writing and plays become very famous

B

Baroque era

1 8.1

A period in Europe from 1600 to 1750 when art, buildings, and music are dramatic and very decorated

R

Reconstruction Era

• US

1 6.8

Period after the Civil War when southern states rejoin the United States and laws protect former slaves

C

Cenozoic era

• Specialized

7.9

A recent time in Earth's history since about 66 million years ago when mammals and birds became the main animals

A

assholocene era

• Offensive

9.9

A rude slang name for the present time that shows how people harm the planet

G

geological era

• Specialized

6.1

A long time in Earth's history that lasts many millions of years

P

Paleozoic era

• Specialized

8.4

A long time in Earth's past when many new animals and plants first appear

How Long

eon

• Specialized

1 8.2

geologic time

• Specialized

2 7.3

era

• Specialized

41 4.4

epoch

11 7.0

century

∞ 1.0

year

∞ 1.0

moment

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology