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Meaning of
period
in English
period
us
//ˈpɪriː.əd//
uk
//ˈpiːəriəd//
#essential
#a1
Plural
periods
Definitions
Noun
a
coherent
time
frame
;
historical
era
the
end
or
conclusion
(
of
a
process
,
state
,
etc
.)
a
length
of
time
The
company
will
hire
new
staff
for
a
trial
period
.
a
punctuation
mark
(
indicating
sentence
end
)
The
sentence
ended
with
a
period
and
a
new
one
began
.
a
time
of
recurring
events
or
cycles
;
waves
The
ocean
has
a
regular
period
of
high
and
low
tides
every
day
.
a
menstrual
cycle
;
female
bleeding
The
doctor
asked
about
her
last
period
to
determine
the
due
date
.
an
artist's
distinct
style
phase
The
artist's
work
can
be
divided
into
several
distinct
periods
.
a
school
day's
time
division
;
subject
allocation
The
school
day
is
divided
into
periods
for
different
subjects
.
a
division
of
a
sports
game
The
basketball
game
was
divided
into
four
periods
.
a
complete
sentence
(
in
rhetoric
)
The
professor
emphasized
the
importance
of
a
period
at
the
end
of
a
sentence
.
a
row
in
the
periodic
table
The
elements
in
the
same
period
of
the
periodic
table
have
similar
properties
.
a
interval
of
a
repeating
function
The
oscillation
of
the
pendulum
has
a
regular
period
of
2
seconds
.
Compounds / Phrases
subperiod
Mesozoic period
Paleolithic period
be on one's period
accounting reference period
