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   Pe·ri·od

   /ˈpirēəd/

   

   noun

   • 1. a length or portion of time: "he had long periods of depression" Similar timespellintervalstretchtermspanphasesessionboutrunspacedurationchapterstagewhileinformal:patch
   • ▪ a portion of time in the life of a nation, civilization, etc. characterized by the same prevalent features or conditions: "the early medieval period" Similar eraageepochtimedaysyearseongenerationdate
   • ▪ a major division of geological time that is a subdivision of an era and is itself subdivided into epochs, corresponding to a system in chronostratigraphy: "the Cretaceous period"
   • ▪ one of the set divisions of the day in a school allocated to a lesson or other activity: "two periods of PE are allocated on the timetable" Similar lessonclasssession
   • ▪ each of the intervals into which the playing time of a sporting event is divided: "the Lightnings ran at the Leafs hard in a very rough first period"
   • 2. the interval of time between successive occurrences of the same state in an oscillatory or cyclic phenomenon, such as a mechanical vibration, an alternating current, a variable star, or an electromagnetic wave.
   • ▪ the time taken by a celestial object to rotate around its axis, or to make one circuit of its orbit.
   • ▪ the interval between successive equal values of a periodic function.
   • 3. a flow of blood and other material from the lining of the uterus, occurring in nonpregnant women at intervals of about 28 days between puberty and menopause and typically lasting for a few days: "she's got her period" Similar menstruationmenstrual flowinformal:the cursemonthliestime of the monthtechnical:mensesarchaic:timerare:flowers
   • 4. a punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation. North American Similar pointstopfull stopfull point
   • ▪ added to the end of a statement to indicate that no further discussion is possible or desirable: informal North American "he is the sole owner of the trademark, period" Similar and that's thatand that is the end of the matterfinisfull stop
   • 5. a set of elements occupying an entire horizontal row in the periodic table.
   • 6. a complex sentence, especially one consisting of several clauses, constructed as part of a formal speech or oration.
   • ▪ a complete idea, typically consisting of two or four phrases.

   adjective

   • 1. belonging to or characteristic of a past historical time, especially in style or design: "a splendid selection of period furniture"

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting the time during which something, especially a disease, runs its course): from Old French periode, via Latin from Greek periodos ‘orbit, recurrence, course’, from peri- ‘around’ + hodos ‘way, course’. The sense ‘portion of time’ dates from the early 17th century.

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   What is a basic definition of period? A period is a punctuation symbol that is used to end most sentences. A period is also a specified length of time or a length of time where something important happened or a trend occurred.

3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › periodPeriod - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A period is all about defining when something begins and ends. Class periods usually last about forty-five minutes. Following the last food fight, there was a period of relative peace in the school.

4. www.thefreedictionary.com › periodPeriod - definition of period by The Free Dictionary

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   The period (also known as a full stop, especially in British English) is a punctuation mark (. ) primarily used to indicate the end of a sentence. It appears as a single dot on the bottom line of the text, and it comes immediately after the last word of the sentence without a space.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPERIOD | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   PERIOD definition: 1. a length of time: 2. one of the equal parts of time that a school day or sports game is divided…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPERIOD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1 day ago · A period is the punctuation mark (.) which you use at the end of a sentence when it is not a question or an exclamation.

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   noun. a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany. any specified division or portion of time: poetry of the period from 1603 to 1660.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionperiod noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   a length of time in the life of a particular person or in the history of a particular country. Which period of history would you most like to have lived in? This textbook covers the post-war period. The church dates from the Norman period. We are currently studying the early medieval period. Like Picasso, she too had a blue period.