Era

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

era
    n 1: a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a
         fixed point or event [syn: {era}, {epoch}]
    2: a major division of geological time; an era is usually
       divided into two or more periods [syn: {era}, {geological
       era}]
    3: (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 [syn: {earned run average},
       {ERA}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      [1913 Webster]

            The foundation of Solomon's temple is conjectured by
            Ideler to have been an era.           --R. S. Poole.
      [1913 Webster]

   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}).
      [1913 Webster]

            The first century of our era.         --M. Arnold.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. A period of time in which a new order of things prevails;
      a signal stage of history; an epoch.
      [1913 Webster]

            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}.
        [1913 Webster]

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

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 (8 July 2008)

ERA

   {Entity-Relationship-Attribute}

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

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.

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Era, TX
  Zip code(s): 76238

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

20 Moby Thesaurus words for "era":
      Bronze Age, Dark Ages, Depression Era, Golden Age, Ice Age,
      Iron Age, Jacksonian Age, Middle Ages, New Deal Era,
      Prohibition Era, Silver Age, Steel Age, Stone Age, age, days,
      epoch, glacial epoch, stage, term, time