common era

1. 1.

   the time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth

   SynonymsChristian era

   Broaderera

1. 1.

   of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians

   “in 200 CE”

   SynonymsCEC.E.

Questions about common era

What does common era mean?

common era means "the time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for common era?

Close synonyms include Christian era, CE, C.E.. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is common era a common word?

common era is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.