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COMMON ERA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth

Synonyms:

Christian era; Common era

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Instance hypernyms:

epoch; era (a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event)

 II. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians

Example:

in 200 CE

Synonyms:

C.E.; CE; Common Era

Classified under:

Adverbs

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