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Detailed Synonyms for period in English

period:

period [the ~] noun

  1. the period
    the term; the period of time; the period; the space of time; the time; the space
  2. the period
    the time
    – an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities) 1
    • time [the ~] noun
      • he waited a long time1
      • the time of year for planting1
      • he was a great actor in his time1
    the period; the epoch; the era; the age
  3. the period
    the era; the period; the epoch; the age
  4. the period
    the running time; the duration; the term; the period
  5. the period
    the menstruation; the period; the menses
  6. the period
    the period; the period of time; the space of time; the time
  7. the period
    – a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations 1
    the point; the period; the stop; the full stop; the full point
    – a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations 1
    • point [the ~] noun
    • period [the ~] noun
      • in England they call a period a stop1
    • stop [the ~] noun
      • in England they call a period a stop1
    • full stop [the ~] noun
    • full point [the ~] noun
  8. the period
    – the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause 1
    the flow; the period; the menses; the menstruation; the catamenia; the menstruum
    – the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause 1
    • flow [the ~] noun
      • the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females1
    • period [the ~] noun
    • menses [the ~] noun
      • a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped1
    • menstruation [the ~] noun
      • the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation1
    • catamenia [the ~] noun
      • the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females1
    • menstruum [the ~] noun
      • the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation1
  9. the period
    – an amount of time 1
    the period; the period of time; the time period
    – an amount of time 1
    • period [the ~] noun
      • Picasso's blue period1
    • period of time [the ~] noun
      • hastened the period of time of his recovery1
    • time period [the ~] noun
      • a time period of 30 years1
  10. the period
    – the end or completion of something 1
    the period
    – the end or completion of something 1
    • period [the ~] noun
      • death put a period to his endeavors1
      • a change soon put a period to my tranquility1
  11. the period
    – a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed 1
    the period; the geological period
    – a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed 1
  12. the period
    – (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games 1
    the period
    – (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games 1
  13. the period
    – the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon 1
    the period
    – the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon 1

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Related Definitions for "period":

  1. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations1
    • in England they call a period a stop1
  2. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause1
  3. an amount of time1
    • Picasso's blue period1
  4. the end or completion of something1
    • death put a period to his endeavors1
    • a change soon put a period to my tranquility1
  5. a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed1
  6. (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games1
  7. the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon1

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