Associations to the word «Era»

Wiktionary

ERA, noun. A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
ERA, noun. (geology) A unit of time, smaller than aeon and greater than period.
ERA, noun. (baseball) “Earned Run Average” baseball statistic
ERA, noun. (US) Equal Rights Amendment
ERA, noun. Electrically reconfigurable array
ERA, noun. (military) explosive reactive armor

Dictionary definition

ERA, noun. A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event.
ERA, noun. A major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods.
ERA, noun. (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.

Wise words

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