period

period
pe|ri|od1 [ `pıriəd ] noun count ***
1. ) an amount of time during which something happens:
The long dry period ended with torrential rain.
period of: A decision has to be made within a period of three months.
period of time: They reached these conclusions in a relatively short period of time.
a ) a particular time in history:
Their collection is confined solely to the Roman period.
b ) a particular part of someone's life or career:
This is described as the artist's angry period.
c ) a division in a school day when a particular subject is taught:
They have another period of science this afternoon.
math period
2. ) AMERICAN a mark used in writing and printing to show where a sentence ends. British full stop
a ) SPOKEN used for emphasis to show that there is no more to be said about something:
Marriage is about a life-long commitment, period.
3. ) the time about once a month when a woman who is not pregnant MENSTRUATES (=loses blood):
I realized I might be pregnant when I missed my period.
period
pe|ri|od 2 [ `pıriəd ] adjective only before noun
typical of a particular historical time:
period costumes/furniture

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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