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   period

   /ˈpɪərɪəd/

   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 eraageepochtimedaysyearsaeongenerationdate
   • ▪ a major division of geological time that is a subdivision of an era and is itself subdivided into epochs: "the Cretaceous period"
   • ▪ each 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 divisions of the playing time of a sporting event: "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 about 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 non-pregnant women at intervals of about 28 days between puberty and the 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; a full stop. 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 a 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: "an attractive and beautifully modernized period house"

   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 does period mean?

   • PERIOD definition: 1. a length of time: 2. a fixed time during the life of a person or in history: 3. in school, a…. Learn more.

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   What is a period in history?

   • A period is a length of time. ...for a limited period only. A period in the life of a person, organization, or society is a length of time which is remembered for a particular situation or activity. The South African years were his most creative period. A particular length of time in history is sometimes called a period.

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   What does period mean in a sentence?

   • Period definition: a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics. See examples of PERIOD used in a sentence.

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   Where did the term period come from?

   • The first records of the term period come from around 1375. It ultimately comes from the Greek períodos, meaning “a circuit” or “a period of time.” Period also refers to an instance of menstruation. Did you know ... ? What are some other forms related to period?

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   What is an example of a period?

   • The word period is also used to refer to a length of time where something important happened or was defined by something memorable. Real-life examples: A person may experience a period of illness. A business may go through a period where it didn’t make much money. For most people, the teenage years are a rebellious period of their life.

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   What is a period in physics?

   • [1375–1425; late ME periode (‹ MF) ‹ ML periodus, L ‹ Gk períodos circuit, period of time, period in rhetoric, lit., way around. See peri-, -ode 2] A period is the duration between repetitions of a waveform cycle. Average power is calculated by dividing joules by seconds over a period of one or more whole waveform cycles.

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   a fixed time during the life of a person or in history: Most teenagers go through a rebellious period. The house was built during the Elizabethan period. B1. in school, a division of time in the day when a subject is taught: We have six periods of science a week.

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   The meaning of PERIOD is the completion of a cycle, a series of events, or a single action : conclusion. How to use period in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Period.

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   a fixed time during the life of a person or in history: Most teenagers go through a rebellious period. The house was built during the Elizabethan period. B1. in school, a division of time in the day when a subject is taught: We have six periods of science a week.

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   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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   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.

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   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. Period has many other senses as a noun, an adjective, and an interjection.

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   noun. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause. synonyms: catamenia, flow, menses, menstruation, menstruum. see more.