Era vs Ern - What's the difference?
era | ern |
A time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
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(geology) A unit of time, smaller than .
To run; flow.
To (cause to) coagulate; curdle (milk) by adding rennet and applying heat.
(obsolete) To stir with strong emotion; grieve; mourn.
To pain; torture.
(of the eyes) To cause to water; smart.
As nouns the difference between era and ern
is that era is a time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year while ern is an alternative spelling of lang=en.As a verb ern is
to run; flow.era
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* (archaic)Noun
(en noun)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.}}
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.}}