English noun: Common era | |||
1. | Common era (time) the time period beginning with the supposed year of Christ's birth | ||
Synonyms | Christian era | ||
Instance hypernym | epoch, era | ||
English adverb: Common Era | |||
1. | Common Era of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians | ||
Samples | In 200 CE. | ||
Synonyms | C.E., CE | ||