day vs era

day and era both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
day	Yes	No	No	No
era	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, era is a hypernym of day; that is, era is a word with a broader meaning than day:

day: an era of existence or influence
era: a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

Other hypernyms of day include epoch.

day (noun)	era (noun)
a period of opportunity	a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis	a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
a point or period in time
the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
an era of existence or influence
the time for one complete rotation of the earth relative to a particular star, about 4 minutes shorter than a mean solar day
the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis

Difference between day and era

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