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geologic time vs geological era

geological era vs geologic time

geologic time and geological era both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
geologic time Yes No No No
geological era Yes No No No
As nouns, geological era is a hyponym of geologic time; that is, geological 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)
  • geological 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, era, epoch.
geologic time (noun) geological era (noun)
the time of the physical formation and development of the earth (especially prior to human history) a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
Difference between geologic time and geological era

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