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"text": "The vulgar Era, or Anno Domini; the fourth year of Jesus Christ, the first of which was but eight days.\" In its article on General Chronology, the 1908 Catholic Encyclopedia stated that \"Foremost among these (dating eras) is that which is now adopted by all civilized peoples and known as the Christian, Vulgar or Common Era, in the twentieth century of which we are now living.",
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"note": "на́шей э́ры f (nášej éry) (genitive of на́ша э́ра (náša éra))",
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"word": "اَڄُڪَلهَه"
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