era UK /ˈɪə.ɹə/US /ˈɛɹ.ə/ noun3 •a long period of time, usually of many years, with no exact start or end •A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods. •(informal) An indefinite period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular interest. formsERAs · eras
ERA noun5 •Initialism of earned run average, a baseball statistic.Taylor, listed at 6-foot-3 and 230 pounds, went 0-1 with a 1.01 ERA in 15 games for Birmingham. He struck out 37 in 26 2/3 innings. — 2025 •Initialism of explosive reactive armor. •(UK) Initialism of engine room artificer, a Royal Navy position. •Initialism of Earth rotation angle (the rotation of the Earth from the Celestial Intermediate Origin that has no instantaneous motion along the equator.) •Initialism of electrically reconfigurable array. formsERAs