period

noun
/ˈpɪə.ɹi.əd/

A length of time.

Example

“There was a period of confusion following the announcement.”

Other meanings

A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
“Food rationing continued in the post-war period.”
The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).

Synonyms

time period

Related words

eigenperiod
foreperiod
gyroperiod
hydroperiod
intraperiod
midperiod
multiperiod
nonperiod
periodical
periodize
periodlike
periodogram

Example sentences

“When will my periods return after a miscarriage?”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“I think the trial period is up.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“There's an extra period at the beginning of this.”
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Word history

From Ancient Greek "περίοδος" (circuit, orbit, a recurring interval of time, path around).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “period” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.