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1. Meaning 1 · noun

   A length of time.

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

2. Meaning 2 · noun

   A period of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.

   “Food rationing continued in the post-war period.”

3. Meaning 3 · noun

   The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).

4. Meaning 4 · noun

   The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet.

5. Meaning 5 · noun

   Female menstruation.

   “When she is on her period, she prefers not to go swimming.”

6. Meaning 6 · noun

   A section of an artist's, writer's (etc.) career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc.

   “This is one of the last paintings Picasso created during his Blue Period.”

7. Meaning 7 · noun

   Each of the divisions into which a school day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity.

   “I have math class in second period.”

8. Meaning 8 · noun

   Each of the intervals into which various sporting events are divided.

   “Gretzky scored in the last minute of the second period.”

9. Meaning 9 · noun

   The length of time for a disease to run its course.

10. Meaning 10 · noun

    An end or conclusion; the final point of a process etc.

11. Meaning 11 · noun

    A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.

12. Meaning 12 · noun

    A specific moment during a given process; a point, a stage.

13. Meaning 13 · noun

    A row in the periodic table of the elements.

14. Meaning 14 · noun

    A subdivision of an era, typically lasting from tens to hundreds of millions of years, see Appendix: Geologic timescale.

15. Meaning 15 · noun

    A Drosophila gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.

16. Meaning 16 · noun

    Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).

17. Meaning 17 · noun

    The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.

18. Meaning 18 · noun

    End point, conclusion.

19. Meaning 19 · verb

    To come to a period; to conclude.

20. Meaning 20 · verb

    To put an end to.

21. Meaning 21 · adjective

    Designating anything from a given historical era.

    “a period TV commercial”

22. Meaning 22 · adjective

    Evoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery.

23. Meaning 23 · interjection

    That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story

    “I know you don't want to go to the dentist but your teeth need to be checked, period!”

How this word is used

• Everyday “There was a period of confusion following the announcement.”
• General “Food rationing continued in the post-war period.”
• General “When she is on her period, she prefers not to go swimming.”
• General “This is one of the last paintings Picasso created during his Blue Period.”
• General “I have math class in second period.”
• General “Gretzky scored in the last minute of the second period.”
• Everyday “a period TV commercial”
• Everyday “I know you don't want to go to the dentist but your teeth need to be checked, period!”

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