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Noun: geological era
  1. A major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods
    "The Mesozoic geological era saw the rise and fall of the dinosaurs";
    - era

Derived forms: geological eras

Type of: geologic time, geological time

Part of: aeon, eon

Encyclopedia: Geological era