common_era (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the expression *Common era / Common Era*:
ADVERB	all	Common Era, CE, C.E.	of the period coinciding with the Christian era
NOUN	time	Common era, Christian era	the time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth

English > *Common era*: 2 senses > noun 1, time
Meaning	The time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth.
Synonym	Christian era
Instance of	era, epoch	A period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
Spanish	era común, era cristiana
Catalan	era cristiana

English > *Common Era*: 2 senses > adverb 1
Meaning	Of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians.
Synonyms	CE, C.E.

HyperDic: common_era