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单词 common era
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Common Era

or common era
UK /ˈkɒmən ˌɪərə/

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a method of numbering years which refers to the period of time that began after the birth of Jesus Christ

    By the beginning of the common era, bound paper books had replaced scrolls.

    The expressionCommon Era” can be found as early as 1708 in English.

    This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Kerry on 18/08/2015
    Synonyms and related words

    Years and numbers of years

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    Though it may look like a trendy new creation, the origins of the expression Common Era date as far back as the early 1600s. In 1635, derived from the Latin form vulgaris aerae, the expression Vulgar Era emerged, with vulgar in its original meaning of ‘of the common people’. By the early 17th century this expression had begun to take the variant form Common Era, which was introduced more widely by Jewish academics in the mid-eighteenth century.

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Common Era

or common era
US /ˈkɑmən ˌerə/

DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    a method of numbering years which refers to the period of time that began after the birth of Jesus Christ

    By the beginning of the common era, bound paper books had replaced scrolls.

    The expressionCommon Era” can be found as early as 1708 in English.

    This meaning is based on one submitted to the Open Dictionary by: Kerry on 18/08/2015
    Synonyms and related words

    Years and numbers of years

    Featured as a BuzzWord!

    Though it may look like a trendy new creation, the origins of the expression Common Era date as far back as the early 1600s. In 1635, derived from the Latin form vulgaris aerae, the expression Vulgar Era emerged, with vulgar in its original meaning of ‘of the common people’. By the early 17th century this expression had begun to take the variant form Common Era, which was introduced more widely by Jewish academics in the mid-eighteenth century.

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