era

CEFRB2

[ˈɛ̝.ɹə ~ ˈe̞ː.ɹə]

noun

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noun
A period of time marked by particular events or features.
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noun
Extra detail
A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.

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At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

An indefinite period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular interest.
A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.

In context

Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white.

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Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 6, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.
2012 January 26, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2012, page 87

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Borrowed from Late Latin aera.