period

period
1 noun (C)
1 LENGTH OF TIME a particular length of time with a beginning and an end: Tomorrow's weather will be dry with sunny periods. | the period 1910-1917 | a period of six weeks | a six-week period | trial period (=a period of testing): Helen has been taken on for a three month trial period.
2 IN DEVELOPMENT a particular period in the development of a country or a person: Van Gogh's early period
3 IN HISTORY a particular period in history: Which period are you studying?
4 WOMAN the monthly flow of blood from a woman's body
5 DOT AmE a dot (.) in a piece of writing that shows the end of a sentence or an abbreviation; full stop BrE
6 FOR EMPHASIS period! AmE spoken used to say that you have made a decision and that you do not want to discuss the subject any more: I'm not going, period!
7 SCHOOL one of the equal parts that the school day is divided into; lesson: What class do you have first period? | a double period of Science
2 adjective period costume/furniture clothes or furniture in the style of a particular time in history: actors dressed in period costume

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  • period — pe‧ri‧od [ˈpɪəriəd ǁ ˈpɪr ] noun [countable] a particular length of time: • She has been taken on for a 6 month trial period. acˈcounting ˌperiod ACCOUNTING a period of time to which a particular payment is related for accounting or tax purposes …   Financial and business terms

  • Period — Pe ri*od, n. [L. periodus, Gr. ? a going round, a way round, a circumference, a period of time; ? round, about + ? a way: cf. F. p[ e]riode.] 1. A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • period — [pir′ē əd] n. [ME paryode < MFr periode < L periodus < Gr periodos, a going around, cycle < peri , around + hodos, way < IE base * sed , to go > Sans ā sad , go toward] 1. the interval between recurrent astronomical events, as… …   English World dictionary

  • Period — or periodic may refer to:Language and literature* Full stop, a punctuation mark indicating the end of a sentence or phrase * Periodic sentence, a sentence that is not grammatically complete until its end * The final book in Dennis Cooper s George …   Wikipedia

  • Period — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Period» Sencillo de Haruka Ayase Publicación 24 de marzo de 2006 Formato Maxi single …   Wikipedia Español

  • period — period, epoch, era, age, aeon all denote a portion or division of time; epoch and era can also denote an event regarded as the beginning of a portion or division of time. Period is the generic term, designating an extent of time of any length for …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • period — PERIÓD s.n. v. perioadă. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 13.03.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  PERIÓD s. v. menstruaţie. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  periód (fiziol.) s. n. (sil. ri od) Trimis de siveco, 10 …   Dicționar Român

  • period — perìod m DEFINICIJA 1. odsječak vremena [period srednjega vijeka]; doba, razdoblje 2. faza u razvoju, razdoblje koje je po čemu karakteristično [period nasilja] 3. fiz. (simbol T) vrijeme potrebno nekom oscilirajućem sustavu da izvrši jedan puni… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Period — Pe ri*od, v. i. To come to a period; to conclude. [Obs.] You may period upon this, that, etc. Felthman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • period — I noun age, bout, continuance, course, diuturnity, duration, eon, epoch, era, hitch, interval, juncture, length of time, limited time, point, season, shift, span, spell, stage, stint, stretch, tenure, term, time, time interval, time stretch, tour …   Law dictionary

  • period — ► NOUN 1) a length or portion of time. 2) a distinct portion of time with particular characteristics. 3) a major division of geological time, forming part of an era. 4) a lesson in a school. 5) (also menstrual period) a monthly flow of blood and… …   English terms dictionary

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