Synonyms for era
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
Related words
- Phrases
- golden era modern era geologic era
Forms
- Plural
- eras → epochs, periods, ages, generations…
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We speak of the era of the Reformation, when we think of it as a period, during which a new order of things prevailed; so also, the era of good feeling, etc. The capture of Constantinople is an epoch in the history of Mahometanism; but the flight of Mahomet is its era.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Example sentences
- age You should know better than to ask a lady her age.
- period We will have a period of orientation for freshmen.
- generation The war left behind a generation of broken people.
- epoch His description of that epoch is fascinating.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| era | rising | |
| age | steady | |
| period | falling | |
| generation | steady | |
| epoch | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- day1, age1
- 4 letters
- time1, date1
- 5 letters
- epoch2
- 6 letters
- period3
- 10 letters
- generation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (epoch2 = 2 syllables).