Duration
Duration noun - The period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress.
Era
Era noun - An extent of time associated with a particular person or thing.
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Forgotten Realms of AD&D2 era added "Grease Slick" that has greater area and duration, is cast silently, and instead of one surface sprays everything.
Source: Slippery Skid - It would be mighty hard to exaggerate the impact of The Golden Age of Hollywood, but the duration of that era has certainly been subject to exaggeration.
Source: Briefer Than They Think - In an era where the only major forms of mass entertainment were radio, theatre and cinema (British television went off for the duration), it is not surprising that a very large number of movies were made during the war itself.
Source: Works Set in World War II
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