Era and Reign

Era

Era noun - An extent of time associated with a particular person or thing.

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Reign and era are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reign" instead a noun "Era".

Reign noun - Controlling power or influence over others.

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Era and reign are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Era" instead a noun "Reign".

Nearby Words: reigning, reigned

old	old era	old reign
future	future era	future reign
original	original era	original reign
turbulent	turbulent era	turbulent reign
Other adjectives: entire, peaceful, ancient, new, early, later, last, earliest, recent, previous, modern, historical.

So, the Kangxi emperor of China (17th-18th century) may be known by his reign/era name "Kangxi," his posthumous name, which is very long, complicated, and rarely used, or his temple name, "Shengzu," among others.

Source: I Have Many Names
Once he is dead, he gets another name (as is customary in Buddhism), and the time of his reign is known as his era.

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After they dropped the Tag Titles, Punk went on to win multiple World Championships, with one such reign became the longest reign in the modern era.

Source: Wrestling / CM Punk

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