An era is a commonly used word for long period of time. When used in science, for example geology, eras denote clearly defined periods of time of arbitrary but well defined length, such as for example the Mesozoic Era from 252 Ma–66 Ma, delimited by a start event and an end event. When used in social history, eras may for example denote a period of some monarch's reign. In colloquial language, eras denote longer spans of time, before and after which the practices or fashions change to a significant degree. When era is extended to a calendar system, it is known as a calendar era. In Sanskrit or Indian culture eras are known as Yugas.
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... Lead engineers from the former Tesla company formed the ERA Company in Pardubice which produces the current generation VERA family of sensors ... October 30, 2006 - Rannoch Corporation announced the acquisition of ERA a.s ... July 2008 - Era Corporation was acquired by SRA International ...
... New Era University (NEU) is a private, non-sectarian educational institution established by Iglesia Ni Cristo ... It is located along Central Avenue, New Era, Quezon City ...
... in English since 1615, and is derived from Late Latin aera "an era or epoch from which time is reckoned," probably identical to Latin æra "counters used for calculation," plural of æs "brass ... The Spanish era is calculated from 38 BC, perhaps because of a tax (cfr ... Like epoch, "era" in English originally meant "the starting point of an age" the meaning "system of chronological notation" is c.1646 that of "historical period" is 1741 ...
... During his ten years playing in Japan, he amassed a record of 78-46 with a 3.38 ERA and 1,277 strikeouts in 1,184 innings pitched ... In his three years in the major leagues, Ishii was 29-15 with a 3.50 ERA prior to the All-Star break, but only 7-13 with a 5.77 ERA after ... posting a record of only 3-9 with an ERA over five, the Mets released him the following December ...
... began speaking out in support of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in 1977 and co-founded, with three other women, an organization called Mormons for ERA ... Rights and Property Rights, and she continued speaking and promoting the ERA and denouncing the LDS Church's opposition to the amendment ... the LDS Church to prevent passage of the ERA ...
Famous quotes containing the word era:
“The lover of nature is he whose inward and outward senses are still truly adjusted to each other; who has retained the spirit of infancy even into the era of manhood.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“It struck me that the movies had spent more than half a century saying, “They lived happily ever after” and the following quarter-century warning that they’ll be lucky to make it through the weekend. Possibly now we are now entering a third era in which the movies will be sounding a note of cautious optimism: You know it just might work.”
—Nora Ephron (b. 1941)
“How many a man has dated a new era in his life from the reading of a book.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)