era, æra

[Lat. æra, properly counters, from ces bra , money; Ital. & Sp. era; Fr. ère.] 1. A fixed point of time from which a series of years is reckoned: as, the Christian era . "Learned men are not all agreed in the fixing of the true time of Christ's incarnation, some placing it two years, and some four years before the vulgar æra ."Prideaux: Connection , vol. i., pref. p. ii. pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pot, eradiate 2. A succe ion or period of years comprehended between two fixed points. "New eras spread their wings, new nations rise." Byron: English Bards and Scotch Reviewers. For the difference between era and time , see TIME. [ЕРОCH.]