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geologic time vs era

era vs geologic time

geologic time and era both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
geologic time Yes No No No
era Yes No No No
As nouns, era is a hyponym of geologic time; that is, era is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than geologic time:
  • geologic time: the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history)
  • era: a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
Other hyponyms of geologic time include aeon, eon, geological period, period, geological era, epoch.
geologic time (noun) era (noun)
the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history) 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
Difference between geologic time and era

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