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	era (era) Pronunciation: /ˈɪərə/ noun a long and distinct period of history: his death marked the end of an era leading photographers of the Victorian era a system of chronology dating from a particular event: the dawn of the Christian era Geology a major division of time that is a subdivision of an aeon and is itself subdivided into periods: the Mesozoic era archaic a date or event marking the beginning of a new and distinct period of time: the landing of this English governor was an era in their lives Origin: mid 17th century: from late Latin aera, denoting a number used as a basis of reckoning, an epoch from which time is reckoned, plural of aes, aer- 'money, counter'		Search results in the dictionary ERA ERA in Equal Rights Amendment (abbreviation: ERA) Common Era Christian era More results » More words in this category Ab 1 April bimillenary cent. February French Republican calendar full moon Hesvan lunar month millenary minute 1 moon Pluviose secular septcentenary septennium sundown Thermidor winter winter solstice Nearby Words Er er -er ¹ -er ² -er ³ -er ⁴ -er ⁵ -er ⁶ Er Rif era ERA eradicate eradicated eradication erase erased eraser Erasmus, Desiderius Erastianism