Definitions from Wiktionary (period)
▸ noun: A length of time.
▸ noun: A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
▸ noun: (now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
▸ noun: (figurative) A decisive end to something; a stop.
▸ noun: The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet.
▸ noun: (euphemistic) Female menstruation; an episode of this.
▸ noun: The set of symptoms associated with menstruation, even if not accompanied by menstruation; an episode of these symptoms.
▸ noun: A section of an artist's, writer's (etc.) career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc.
▸ noun: Each of the divisions into which a school day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity.
▸ noun: (sports, chiefly ice hockey) Each of the intervals, typically three, of which a game is divided.
▸ noun: (sports, chiefly ice hockey) One or more additional intervals to decide a tied game, an overtime period.
▸ noun: (obsolete, medicine) The length of time for a disease to run its course.
▸ noun: (archaic) An end or conclusion; the final point of a process, a state, an event, etc.
▸ noun: (rhetoric) A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A specific moment during a given process; a point, a stage.
▸ noun: (chemistry) A row in the periodic table of the elements.
▸ noun: (geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
▸ noun: (genetics) A Drosophila gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.
▸ noun: (music) Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).
▸ noun: (mathematics) The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.
▸ adjective: Designating anything from a given historical era.
▸ adjective: Evoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery.
▸ verb: (obsolete, intransitive) To come to a period; to conclude.
▸ verb: (obsolete, transitive, rare) To put an end to.
▸ verb: (colloquial) To menstruate; to excrete menstrual blood.
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▸ noun: A length of time.
▸ noun: A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
▸ noun: (now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
▸ noun: (figurative) A decisive end to something; a stop.
▸ noun: The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet.
▸ noun: (euphemistic) Female menstruation; an episode of this.
▸ noun: The set of symptoms associated with menstruation, even if not accompanied by menstruation; an episode of these symptoms.
▸ noun: A section of an artist's, writer's (etc.) career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc.
▸ noun: Each of the divisions into which a school day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity.
▸ noun: (sports, chiefly ice hockey) Each of the intervals, typically three, of which a game is divided.
▸ noun: (sports, chiefly ice hockey) One or more additional intervals to decide a tied game, an overtime period.
▸ noun: (obsolete, medicine) The length of time for a disease to run its course.
▸ noun: (archaic) An end or conclusion; the final point of a process, a state, an event, etc.
▸ noun: (rhetoric) A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
▸ noun: (obsolete) A specific moment during a given process; a point, a stage.
▸ noun: (chemistry) A row in the periodic table of the elements.
▸ noun: (geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
▸ noun: (genetics) A Drosophila gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.
▸ noun: (music) Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).
▸ noun: (mathematics) The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.
▸ adjective: Designating anything from a given historical era.
▸ adjective: Evoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery.
▸ verb: (obsolete, intransitive) To come to a period; to conclude.
▸ verb: (obsolete, transitive, rare) To put an end to.
▸ verb: (colloquial) To menstruate; to excrete menstrual blood.
▸ Also see period
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▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
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