period
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- noun
- /ˈpɪr.i.əd/
:
menstruación
- It's the first day of my period.
- menstrual period
- irregular periods
- heavy periods
What do you wish you knew about periods before getting yours?
- What do you wish you knew about periods before getting yours?
- And they said, well, if she's had her period, it's OK.
- And my first period I had, I think I did pads.
- So they cover loads of stuff from sex, sexuality, periods and mental health.
- It's important to say that not having a period is not normal.
- You get it removed and now your period hasn't come back.
- When I was there I felt a period cramp and went straight to the toilet.
- Half of the world's adult population will have a period once a month.
- And then to end day one of my adventure, I started my period too.
- But in order for you to really have your last menstrual period, that's a process that can take years.
- Basically for having sex with someone on their period.
- You know, I had two girls and, you know, when they each got their periods, they came to me, not to their mother.
- And so the rest of this week, my period and I have been munching.
Examples
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What do you wish you knew about periods before getting yours?
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So recently, because I've just come off my period, my breakouts have been here.
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And I just really want my period to come now, please.
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But like having your period, it's like not a fun time.
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It's important to say that not having a period is not normal.
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I had promised to tell him when I got my first period, but it never happened.
Fiction book (1991) -
Half of the world's adult population will have a period once a month.
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The return of fertility and the return of periods are generally the same thing.
Academic text (2012) -
I'm also on my period, which is probably why I'm crying.
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It's important for women to track their periods to understand their menstrual health.
Synonyms
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The monthly loss of blood from a woman's body during her period
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4.1
Monthly bleeding from the womb that happens in women after puberty
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6.8
The time when a woman has her monthly period
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3.9
Blood that comes from inside a woman's body each month during her period
The monthly bleeding a woman has from the start of puberty until menopause
Monthly bleeding from the womb that happens in women who can have children
Monthly flow of blood from a woman's uterus during the years when she can have children
A monthly flow of blood from a woman's womb
The body sheds the lining of the womb and bleeding happens
Compounds
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2.0
The first part of the playing time in a game, for example in hockey or basketball
- Specialized
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7.7
The time about 145 to 66 million years ago when many dinosaurs died out and flowering plants became common
- Specialized
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7.1
A time 252 to 201 million years ago when early dinosaurs first appeared
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3.1
Extra time played after normal time when the score is tied to decide a winner
- Specialized
1
6.0
A long time in Earth's history marked by certain rocks and fossils
- Specialized
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5.8
A time about 201 to 145 million years ago when dinosaurs lived and pine forests were common
- Specialized
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8.4
A time about 345 to 280 million years ago when large swamp forests formed coal
- Specialized
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9.6
A time about 419 to 359 million years ago when fish were dominant and the first amphibians appeared
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7.5
A time in European history from about 1600 to 1750 with rich, highly decorated art, buildings, and music
- Specialized
1
8.9
A childhood stage from about age five to puberty when sexual feelings are turned toward school and friends
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6.3
The period after the Civil War in the United States from 1865 to 1877 when southern states rejoined the Union
- Specialized
1
8.8
A time about 440 million years ago when the first animals began to breathe air and many shallow seas existed
- Specialized
The first period of the Paleozoic Era about 544 to 500 million years ago when many sea animals first appear
A time when many writers write books or poems in a similar way and about the same ideas
- Specialized
An early part of the Carboniferous when primitive winged insects and early amphibians appear
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A time about 345 to 310 million years ago with many shallow seas and early marine animals
- Specialized
The most recent part of Earth's history covering the last two million years with ice ages and humans evolving
- Specialized
A short time after a nerve or muscle sends a signal when it cannot respond to another one
- Indian
A time in a woman's cycle when she is least likely to get pregnant, usually before or after her period
- Specialized
A time about 485 to 444 million years ago when many sea animals lived
- Specialized
A time about 323 to 299 million years ago when warm swamps make coal
- Specialized
A time about 299 to 251 million years ago when many new reptiles appear and a mass extinction happens
- Specialized
A very long time in Earth's early history with only very simple life like bacteria
- Archaic
A time about 63 million to 2 million years ago after the Cretaceous and before the Quaternary
- Specialized
A time about 310 to 280 million years ago with warm swampy land where much coal formed
How Heavy
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Period comes from the same Greek word periodos, which means 'a way around' or 'cycle'. So a woman's period is the monthly part of a natural cycle in her body, and the name reminds us it returns regularly.