period
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- noun
- /ˈpɪr.i.əd/
- US
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punto
- And I teach all my clients to say thank you, to figure out how to put a period at the end of that thank you.
- period after a sentence
- commas and periods
- semicolon or period
So, and, and I, you know, to keep that thread and maybe put a, put a period at the end of it.
- So, and, and I, you know, to keep that thread and maybe put a, put a period at the end of it.
- And then that's a great example of a of a phrase group or a period.
- And I one thing that I find personally very helpful is to really sort of like picture a period at the end of sentences.
Examples
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Make sure to place a period after the last word when you complete your statement.
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Sidebar Rule #1: Use a period at the end of statements and command sentences.
Fiction book (2002) -
We have a problem with putting the period at the end of the sentence.
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Miss Kinnian says a period is punctuation too, and there are lots of other marks to learn.
Fiction book (2000) -
In English grammar, a period is used to indicate a full stop at the end of a declarative sentence.
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Please remember to punctuate your sentences properly by adding a period at the end.
Synonyms
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The mark you put at the end of a sentence
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A small dot used to end a sentence or follow abbreviations
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A mark placed at the end of a sentence or after an abbreviation
Compounds
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The first part of the playing time in a game, for example in hockey or basketball
- Specialized
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The time about 145 to 66 million years ago when many dinosaurs died out and flowering plants became common
- Specialized
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A time 252 to 201 million years ago when early dinosaurs first appeared
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Extra time played after normal time when the score is tied to decide a winner
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A long time in Earth's history marked by certain rocks and fossils
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A time about 201 to 145 million years ago when dinosaurs lived and pine forests were common
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A time about 345 to 280 million years ago when large swamp forests formed coal
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A time about 419 to 359 million years ago when fish were dominant and the first amphibians appeared
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A time in European history from about 1600 to 1750 with rich, highly decorated art, buildings, and music
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8.9
A childhood stage from about age five to puberty when sexual feelings are turned toward school and friends
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The period after the Civil War in the United States from 1865 to 1877 when southern states rejoined the Union
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A time about 440 million years ago when the first animals began to breathe air and many shallow seas existed
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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
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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
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The most recent part of Earth's history covering the last two million years with ice ages and humans evolving
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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
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A time about 485 to 444 million years ago when many sea animals lived
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A time about 323 to 299 million years ago when warm swamps make coal
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A time about 299 to 251 million years ago when many new reptiles appear and a mass extinction happens
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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
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Etymology
Period comes from Greek periodos, meaning 'a way around' or 'a complete turn' of thought. So a punctuation period marks the end of a sentence, showing the idea is finished.