PERIOD
/ˈpɪəɹɪəd/
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Definition
/ˈpɪəɹɪəd/
noun
- A length of time.“There was a period of confusion following the announcement.”
- A period of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.“Food rationing continued in the post-war period.”
- The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
- 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.
- Female menstruation.“When she is on her period, she prefers not to go swimming.”
verb
- To come to a period; to conclude.
- To put an end to.
adjective
- Designating anything from a given historical era.“a period TV commercial”
- Evoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery.
interjection
- That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story“I know you don't want to go to the dentist but your teeth need to be checked, period!”
Source: Wiktionary
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