Common Era

noun

: christian era

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The next three chapters offer an anthology of sayings from rabbis who were active in the early centuries of the Common Era, including Hillel and Johanan ben Zakkai, among many other tannaim. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026 Thousands of years before the start of the Common Era people used bitumen, a form of heavy oil, for building mortar and to waterproof boats. — Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 7 Apr. 2026 Despite those anatomical absences, scholar Lodwick Pollak was able to identify the sculpture as a second-century marble copy of the celebrated Discobolus, the original cast in bronze by Myron four centuries before the Common Era. — Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for Common Era

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1651, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Common Era was in 1651

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Common Era

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