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Webster 1913 Edition


Era

E′ra

,
Noun.
;
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.
Syn. – Epoch; time; date; period; age; dispensation. See
Epoch
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Era

E'RA

,
Noun.
[L. oera. The origin of the term is not obvious.]
1.
In chronology, a fixed point of time, from which any number of years is begun to be counted; as the Christian Era. It differs from epoch in this; era is a point of time fixed by some nation or denomination of men; epoch is a point fixed by historians and chronologists. The christian era began at the epoch of the birth of Christ.
2.
A succession of years proceeding from a fixed point, or comprehended between two fixed points. The era of the Seleucides ended with the reign of Antiochus.

Definition 2024


eră

eră

See also: Appendix:Variations of "era"

Romanian

Noun

eră f (plural ere)

  1. age, era

Declension