ERA

• (noun) (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched

  synonyms : earned run average

• (noun) a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods

  synonyms : geological era

• (noun) a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

  synonyms : epoch

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