- a period of time, usually in history, that is different from other periods because of particular characteristics or events
- the Victorian/modern/post-war era
- When she left the firm, it was the end of an era (= things were different after that).
- a new era of peace
- This is the start of a new era of peace and prosperity.
Extra ExamplesTopics Timeb2, Historyb2- The country has entered an era of high unemployment.
- The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in a whole new era.
- The room had the elegance of a bygone era.
- We live in an era of religious uncertainty.
- a new era in the history of art
- a practice that has survived into the present era
- movies of the silent era
- the golden era of radio
- In the modern era, the state is the provider of welfare.
- It is one of the most famous churches built in the Victorian era.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- golden
- great
- new
- …
- herald
- mark
- usher in
- …
- begin
- end
- during an/the era
- in an/the era
- into era
- …
- the beginning of an era
- the dawn of an era
- the dawning of an era
- …
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- (geology) a length of time that is a division of an aeon
Word Originmid 17th cent.: 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’.
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