period
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1.2
- noun
- /ˈpɪr.i.əd/
:
fin
- Eight of the ten species dropped at least 4% in mean length during this period.
Play the hand and move on, period, End of story, the end.
- Play the hand and move on, period, End of story, the end.
- So it was right end of a period and starting a new government.
- And so here we are, the end of my period, the end of an era.
- Whatever the case may be, you need to put yourself first, period, first and foremost.
Examples
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The project finally reached its conclusion, marking the end of a challenging period of work.
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The teacher announced that this period of study was now complete, allowing the students to move on to the next topic.
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Because it was such a dark period of my life.
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Well, it's a difficult period in his life.
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My activities in the community are what got me through that difficult period.
Fiction book (1991) -
Most of the prominent African writers of the period were banned, their writings restricted, and their publications closed.
Academic text (1996) -
The Church's grasp to gain status and power after a long period of losing them quickly vanished in the war's aftermath.
Academic text (2002) -
After many discussions, they agreed that the negotiations signaled the end of a tumultuous period in their relationship.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
The final part of something, like an event or story
398
1.0
The final part of something, like an event, story, or relationship
273
1.6
The end of an event, period, or activity
47
4.1
The point when something stops or finishes
39
1.0
The final part of an event or activity
13
3.5
The last part of something, especially a period or event
11
5.4
A place or time when something ends
1
3.9
The place or moment when something finishes
Compounds
15
2.0
The first part of the playing time in a game, for example in hockey or basketball
- Specialized
3
7.7
The time about 145 to 66 million years ago when many dinosaurs died out and flowering plants became common
- Specialized
1
7.1
A time 252 to 201 million years ago when early dinosaurs first appeared
1
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
1
5.8
A time about 201 to 145 million years ago when dinosaurs lived and pine forests were common
- Specialized
1
8.4
A time about 345 to 280 million years ago when large swamp forests formed coal
- Specialized
1
9.6
A time about 419 to 359 million years ago when fish were dominant and the first amphibians appeared
1
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
1
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
- Specialized
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 Significant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Period comes from Greek periodos, meaning 'a full turn' or 'cycle'. That is why to put a period to something means to bring it to an end or to finish it.