era B1 Topic:Time US /iə.ɹə/ UK /ˈɪə.ɹə/ See IPA manual Freq #4718 Meanings 1 noun A period of history marked by a particular character or set of events. The invention of the internet began a new era in communication. 2 noun A major division of geological time, made up of two or more periods. Dinosaurs lived during the Mesozoic era. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a period of history marked... epoch 2 noun · a major division of... geological era More agecycledaygenerationintervalperiodtime Word family Forms eras Derived forms era-defining Appears in Phrases (1) See all new era a new period marked by different conditions or important changes Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from Late Latin aera. Topics Time External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # era **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /iə.ɹə/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪə.ɹə/ **Frequency rank:** 4718 ## Meanings 1. A period of history marked by a particular character or set of events. 2. A major division of geological time, made up of two or more periods. ## Examples - The invention of the internet began a new era in communication. - Dinosaurs lived during the Mesozoic era. ## Synonyms - age - cycle - day - epoch - generation - interval - period - time ## Derived Forms - era-defining ## Etymology Borrowed from Late Latin aera. ## AI Etymology Era is borrowed from Late Latin aera. In current use, the main senses are “A period of history marked by a particular character or set of events” and “A major division of geological time, made up of two or more periods”. ## Topics - Time markdown