era (Meaning)
era (n)
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
(baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched
era (n.)
A fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a series of years is reckoned.
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).
A period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch.
Synonyms & Antonyms of era
era Sentence Examples
- The Mesozoic Era, also known as the Age of Reptiles, lasted for over 180 million years.
- The Paleozoic Era, the first of the three eras of the Phanerozoic Eon, began about 541 million years ago and ended about 252 million years ago.
- The Cenozoic Era, the most recent of the three geological eras of the Phanerozoic Eon, began about 66 million years ago and continues to the present.
- The Archean Era, the earliest era of the Earth's history, began about 4 billion years ago and ended about 2.5 billion years ago.
- The Proterozoic Era, the second era of the Earth's history, began about 2.5 billion years ago and ended about 541 million years ago.
- The Neoproterozoic Era, the final era of the Proterozoic Eon, began about 1 billion years ago and ended about 541 million years ago.
- The Mesoproterozoic Era, the middle era of the Proterozoic Eon, began about 1.6 billion years ago and ended about 1 billion years ago.
- The Paleoproterozoic Era, the first era of the Proterozoic Eon, began about 2.5 billion years ago and ended about 1.6 billion years ago.
- The Phanerozoic Era, the eon that encompasses the last 541 million years of Earth's history, is divided into three eras: the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic.
- The Hadean Era, the earliest era of the Earth's history, began about 4.6 billion years ago and ended about 4 billion years ago.
FAQs About the word era
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event, a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or mor
epoch, time, period,day, age,year, generation, space, date,cycle
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The Mesozoic Era, also known as the Age of Reptiles, lasted for over 180 million years.
The Paleozoic Era, the first of the three eras of the Phanerozoic Eon, began about 541 million years ago and ended about 252 million years ago.
The Cenozoic Era, the most recent of the three geological eras of the Phanerozoic Eon, began about 66 million years ago and continues to the present.
The Archean Era, the earliest era of the Earth's history, began about 4 billion years ago and ended about 2.5 billion years ago.
