English Dictionary
Definition era in British English
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[countable]nounWhat are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/ˈɪərə/
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a period of time that has a particular quality or character
Example
We are living in an era in which technology is developing very rapidly.
Example
the Thatcher era
Example
Navratilova's retirement marked the end of an era.
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1.1
one of the very long periods that prehistoric time is divided into
Example
the Jurassic era
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1.2
a historical period with a particular character or feature
Example
the colonial/Roman era
