ERA
noun
Middle School
1
Initialism of Earth rotation angle (the rotation of the Earth from the Celestial Intermediate Origin that has no instantaneous motion along the equator.)
2
Initialism of earned run average, a baseball statistic.
3
Initialism of electrically reconfigurable array.
4
Initialism of explosive reactive armor.
5
Initialism of engine room artificer, a Royal Navy position.
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Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
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