The Clue
Epochs (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ERAS
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Notes
The answer ERAS is very common and appears about once every 35 puzzles.
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Ages
Generations
Periods
Actian and Alexandrian
Alexandrian and Augustan
Big times
Blocks of history
Bullpen stats
Cenozoic and Mesozoic
Cenozoic and Paleozoic
Chapters in history
Christian and Caesarean
Christian and Paleozoic
Christian and Roman
The Depression and others
Depression and Prohibition
Diocletian and Julian
Extended periods
Geologic periods
Golden and Bronze
Guidry stats.
Historic periods
Historical periods
Intervals of history
Notable periods
Points in time
Special times
Stretches of time
Time periods
Time spans
Timeline divisions
Diamond figures: Abbr.
Five geological periods
Greek and Roman, e.g.
Paleozoic amd Mesozoic
Stats for starters and stoppers
Stats for Walk and Waits
They're historically significant
Times to live through
Geologists record five of these
They're often associated with world leaders
They're sometimes named after presidents
Definition
ERA as a noun:
1. (era, epoch) = a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
2. (era, geological era) = a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
3. (earned run average, ERA) = (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched