Meaning of era | Babel Free

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1. Initialism of Earth rotation angle (the rotation of the Earth from the Celestial Intermediate Origin that has no instantaneous motion along the equator.)
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
2. Initialism of European Railway Agency, called today the European Union Agency for Railways.
   European-Union, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
3. A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
4. first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of ser
5. Initialism of earned run average, a baseball statistic.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
6. Initialism of Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed amendment to the US Constitution.
   US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
7. A geochronologic unit of tens to hundreds of millions of years; a subdivision of an eon, and subdivided into periods.
8. era, age
9. Initialism of electrically reconfigurable array.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
10. An indefinite period of time in one’s life characterized by a particular interest.
    informal
11. Initialism of explosive reactive armor.
    abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
12. threshing floor
13. Initialism of engine room artificer, a Royal Navy position.
    UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
14. tipple

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Examples

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“ERA meant the equality of women, to those who urgently sought it, to those who abhorred it, and to those who found it obvious if not entirely redundant.”

“This Article argues that Congress can recognize the ERA as part of the Constitution despite the expiration of the ratification deadline in 1982. But Congress should not do so until there is no doubt that thirty-eight states have ratified the ERA.”

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