period

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Synonyms: pernod, perid

Antonyms: pernod, perid

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. {{senseid|en|time}} A [[length]] of [[time]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
2. {{senseid|en|era}} A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an [[epoch]], [[era]]. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}
3. {{senseid|en|punctuation}} {{lb|en|now|chiefly|North America|Philippines}} The [[punctuation]] mark “'''.'''” (indicating the ending of a [[sentence]] or marking an [[abbreviation]]).
4. {{senseid|en|decisive_end}} {{lb|en|figurative}} A decisive end to something; a stop.
5. {{senseid|en|periodic}} 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]]. {{defdate|from 17th c.}}
6. {{senseid|en|menstruation}} {{lb|en|euphemism}} Female [[menstruation]]; an episode of this. {{defdate|from 18th c.}}
7. {{senseid|en|art}} A section of an artist's, writer's (etc.) career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
8. {{senseid|en|school}} Each of the divisions into which a [[school]] day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
9. {{senseid|en|sports}} {{lb|en|sports|primarily|ice hockey}} Each of the intervals, typically three, of which a game is divided. {{defdate|from 19th c.}}
10. {{senseid|en|overtime}} {{lb|en|sports|primarily|ice hockey}} One or more additional intervals to decide a tied game, an [[overtime]] period.
11. {{senseid|en|medicine}} {{lb|en|obsolete|medicine}} The length of time for a [[disease]] to run its course. {{defdate|15th|19th c.}}
12. {{senseid|en|end}} {{lb|en|archaic}} An [[end]] or [[conclusion]]; the final point of a process, a state, an event, etc. {{defdate|from 16th c.}}

Adjective

1. Designating anything from a given [[historical]] era.
2. Evoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery.
3. [[menstrual|Menstrual]].

Interjection

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|North America}} That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); [[end of story]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|obsolete|intransitive}} To come to a period; to [[conclude]].
2. {{lb|en|obsolete|transitive|rare}} To put an end to.
3. {{lb|en|colloquial}} To [[menstruate]]; to [[excrete]] [[menstrual]] [[blood]].

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