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era

e·ra

era

 
 
pronunciation:
e r [or] i r
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part of speech: noun
definition: a period of time in history. An era often begins or ends with an important event.
My grandfather knows a lot about the industrial era, when machines and factories first came into wide use.
synonyms:
age, epoch, period, times
similar words:
dynasty
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