Definitions For Era
noun
- (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
- A major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
- A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- A period of time that is associated with a particular quality, event, person, etc.
Examples of Era in a Sentence
- The era of the horse and buggy
- We're just now entering an era of great prosperity.
- His death marks the end of an era.
noun
- (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
- A major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
- A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- A period of time that is associated with a particular quality, event, person, etc.
- The era of the horse and buggy
- We're just now entering an era of great prosperity.
- His death marks the end of an era.
