period
Meaning of period
noun
- a length or portion of time.
he had long periods of depression
the period 1977–85
the training period is between 16 and 18 months
the ale will be available for a limited period
- the interval of time between successive occurrences of the same state in an oscillatory or cyclic phenomenon, such as a mechanical vibration, an alternating current, a variable star, or an electromagnetic wave.
- a flow of blood and other material from the lining of the uterus, occurring in non-pregnant women at intervals of about 28 days between puberty and the menopause and typically lasting for a few days.
she's got her period
period pains
- a punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence or an abbreviation; a full stop.
- a set of elements occupying a horizontal row in the periodic table.
- a complex sentence, especially one consisting of several clauses, constructed as part of a formal speech or oration.
- belonging to or characteristic of a past historical time, especially in style or design.
an attractive and beautifully modernized period house
a splendid selection of period furniture
late Middle English (denoting the time during which something, especially a disease, runs its course): from Old French periode, via Latin from Greek periodos ‘orbit, recurrence, course’, from peri- ‘around’ + hodos ‘way, course’. The sense ‘portion of time’ dates from the early 17th century.
Information about period
- The plural form of period is: periods.
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Hyphenation of period
pe-riod
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- period is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
period synonyms
Meaning menstruation:
menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, flow
Meaning point:
Meaning the indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole:
Meaning write or name the letters that form (a word) in correct sequence:
Meaning an intervening time:
Meaning a continuous period of time:
Meaning a fixed or limited period for which something, for example office, imprisonment, or investment, lasts or is intended to last:
Meaning the length of time for which something lasts:
Meaning a distinct period or stage in a series of events or a process of change or development:
Meaning a period devoted to a particular activity:
Meaning a short period of intense activity of a specified kind:
Meaning a continuous spell of a particular situation or condition:
Meaning an interval of time (often used to suggest that the time is short considering what has happened or been achieved in it):
Meaning the time during which something continues:
Meaning a distinctive period in history or in a person's life:
Meaning a point, period, or step in a process or development:
Meaning a period of time:
Meaning a particular period of time:
Meaning a magazine that is published once a month:
Meaning the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs (stamens and carpels) that are typically surrounded by a brightly coloured corolla (petals) and a green calyx (sepals):
Translation of period
Anagrams of period
Words that rhyme with period
foreperiod, hydroperiod, photoperiod, subperiod, thermoperiod
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