DIMENSIONS: CONTEXT / Relationship
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Era  n [LL aera, fr. L. counters, pl. of aer-, aes copper, money -more at Ore] [1615]  1a: a fixed point in time from which a series of years is reckoned  b: a memorable or important date or event; esp: one that begins a new period in the history of a person or thing  2: a system of chronological notation computed from a given date as basis  3a: a period identified by some  prominent figure or characteristic feature  b: a stage in development; esp: one of the four major divisions of geologic time [Paleazoic __]
-syn see Period 
[Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 10th Edition.  Springfield, MA, USA: Merriam-Webster, Inc. 1995.]
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