Common Era

== English == === Etymology === Originally Vulgar Era. The English phrase common Era appears at least as early as 1708, and by 1715 is used synonymously with Christian Era and Vulgar Era. === Proper noun === the Common Era (chronology) The secular equivalent of anno Domini and the Christian Era, the internationally recognized method of numbering years on the Gregorian calendar. ==== Synonyms ==== Era Vulgaris (pseudo-Latin, by Thelemites) Vulgar Era ==== Antonyms ==== BCE (“Before the Common Era”) ==== Translations ==== === References === Common Era on Wikipedia.Wikipedia “Common Era”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN. “Common Era”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. "Common Era" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003. "General Chronology in the Catholic Encyclopedia, Robert Appleton Company, 1908.