era
/ˈɪərə/noun
उच्चारण इअर
युग, काल
Core word
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a period of time, usually in history, that is different from other periods because of particular characteristics or events
युग, काल
- the digital era
- the Mughal era
- Mobile phones marked the beginning of a new era in communication.
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- Many historians study the colonial era in India.
- In the era before the internet, people wrote letters to keep in touch.
Synonyms age period epoch time generation
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
era (countable noun)
An era is a long period in history marked by particular events or features. It is countable: an era, two eras.
Era इतिहास की लंबी अवधि है जो विशेष घटनाओं या विशेषताओं से पहचानी जाती है। यह countable है।
- The Mughal era saw great progress in art.
- A new era began after independence.
in / during the era of + noun
Use in or during with an era and of for the defining feature.
Era के साथ in या during और पहचान बताने के लिए of का प्रयोग होता है।
- Letters were important in the era of the postman.
- Life was slower during the colonial era.
the end of an era / mark the start of an era
These fixed phrases are used for big turning points.
ये स्थिर phrases बड़े मोड़ों के लिए प्रयुक्त होते हैं।
- His retirement marked the end of an era.
- The internet ushered in a new era.
era + noun / adjective + era
Common forms: Vedic era, space era, pre-war era, modern era.
प्रचलित रूप: Vedic era, space era, pre-war era, modern era।
- Radhika wrote about the post-independence era.
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adjective + era
moderncolonialgoldendigitalancientnew
- The digital era has changed how students learn.
verb + era
markusher inendbelong toenter
- The railways ushered in a new era of travel.
era + preposition
of changein historyof peacebeforeafter
- It was an era of great reforms.
era + name
Mughal eraGupta eraBritish eraVedic eraVictorian era
- The Gupta era is called a golden age of India.
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- The smartphone has brought a new era of online classes.
स्मार्टफ़ोन ने ऑनलाइन कक्षाओं का नया युग शुरू किया है।
- Radhika likes novels set in the Victorian era.
राधिका को विक्टोरियन युग पर आधारित उपन्यास पसंद हैं।
- The steam engine marked the beginning of the industrial era.
भाप के इंजन ने औद्योगिक युग की शुरुआत की।
- We live in an era of fast information and short attention.
हम तीव्र सूचना और कम ध्यान के युग में जी रहे हैं।
- That singer is the voice of a golden era of Hindi cinema.
वह गायक हिंदी सिनेमा के स्वर्ण युग की आवाज़ है।
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✗ We are living in the era of technologies.
✓ We are living in the era of technology.
Technology is uncountable in this general sense.
इस सामान्य अर्थ में 'technology' uncountable है।
✗ It was a era of change.
✓ It was an era of change.
Use an before the vowel sound of era.
Era की स्वर ध्वनि से पहले 'an' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all name periods of time, but they differ in length.
ये सभी शब्द समय की अवधियों के नाम हैं, पर अवधि की लंबाई में भिन्न हैं।
A long period marked by one feature.
किसी एक विशेषता से चिह्नित लंबी अवधि।
- The colonial era ended in 1947.
A very long period named by a material or culture.
किसी सामग्री या संस्कृति के नाम से जानी जाने वाली बहुत लंबी अवधि।
- The Bronze Age came before the Iron Age.
The start of a new period; a significant point in time.
नई अवधि की शुरुआत; समय का महत्वपूर्ण बिंदु।
- The discovery marked a new epoch.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
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Keep the time-period words: era (marked by events), epoch (a very important period), age, period; abbreviations BCE (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era).
काल-अवधि के शब्द याद रखिए: era (घटनाओं से चिह्नित, युग), epoch (बहुत महत्वपूर्ण काल), age, period; संक्षिप्त रूप BCE (ईसा पूर्व) और CE (ईस्वी)।