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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Era \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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
era
n 1: a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a
fixed point or event [syn: {epoch}]
2: a major division of geological time; an era is divided into
two or more periods
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Era, TX
Zip code(s): 76238
From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]:
era n. Syn. {epoch}. Webster's Unabridged makes these words
almost synonymous, but `era' more often connotes a span of time
rather than a point in time, whereas the reverse is true for {epoch}.
The {epoch} usage is recommended.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
ERA
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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
era
Synonym {epoch}. Webster's Unabridged makes these words
almost synonymous, but era" usually connotes a span of time
rather than a point in time.
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