era : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: era	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for era
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
era n a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event Synonym(s): era, epoch a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods Synonym(s): era, geological era (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 Synonym(s): earned run average, ERA
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Era \E"ra\, n.; 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. Painting may truly be said to have opened the new era of culture. --J. A. Symonds. Syn: Epoch; time; date; period; age; dispensation. See {Epoch}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Era, TX Zip code(s): 76238
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
era n. Syn. {epoch}. Webster's Unabridged makes these words almost synonymous, but `era' more often connotes a span of time rather than a point in time, whereas the reverse is true for {epoch}. The {epoch} usage is recommended.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ERA {Entity-Relationship-Attribute}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
era Synonym {epoch}. Webster's Unabridged makes these words almost synonymous, but "era" usually connotes a span of time rather than a point in time.