Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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era | Yes | No | No | No |
epoch | Yes | No | No | No |
era (noun) | epoch (noun) |
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a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event | a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event |
a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods | a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages |
(astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded |