Era

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·noun A fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned.

II. Era ·noun A period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an Epoch.

III. Era ·noun 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).

Related Words

era
ĕra (less correctly, hera; v. erus), ae (archaic gen. sing. ĕrāï, Aus. Idyll. 7, 5), f. [erus]. I...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
era
era (not hera), ae, f erus, the mistress of a house, mistress, lady , T.: errans, Enn. ap. C.— A ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
Christian Era
·add. ·- The era in use in all Christian countries, which was intended to commence with the birth of...

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Mohammedan Era
·add. ·- The era in use in Mohammedan countries. ·see Mohammedan year, below. ...

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