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Arena vs Era - What's the difference?

arena | era |

As nouns the difference between arena and era

is that arena is sand while era is era, age.

arena

English

Noun

  • An enclosed area, often outdoor, for the presentation of sporting events (sports arena) or other spectacular events; earthen area, often oval, specifically for rodeos (N. America) or circular area for bullfights (especially Hispanic America).
  • A large crowd filled the seats of the arena .
  • The building housing such an area.
  • The arena is grey with white beams.
  • (historical) The sand-covered centre of an amphitheatre where contests were held in Ancient Rome.
  • The gladiators entered the arena .
  • A realm in which important events unfold.
  • The company was a player in the maritime insurance arena .

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    era

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
  • , chapter=6 citation , passage=Even in an era when individuality in dress is a cult, his clothes were noticeable. He was wearing a hard hat of the low round kind favoured by hunting men, and with it a black duffle-coat lined with white.}}
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-01
  • , author=Philip E. Mirowski , title=Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits , volume=100, issue=1, page=87 , magazine= citation , passage=In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.}}
  • (geology) A unit of time, smaller than .
  • Synonyms

    * (time period of indeterminate length) age, epoch, period * See also

    Derived terms

    * (geological time unit)

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