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Era
01
a period of history marked by particular features or events
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
eras
Examples
The fall of the Berlin Wall marked the beginning of a new era in European politics.
02
a baseball metric expressing the average number of earned runs a pitcher allows per nine innings
Examples
His ERA dropped after the midseason adjustment.
03
a formal subdivision of geological time, typically spanning several periods
Examples
The Mesozoic Era ended with a mass extinction.
04
a phase in life or culture marked by specific interests, priorities, or trends
Slang
Examples
He 's in his gamer era lately, playing all day.
