period
A length of timeA length of time.
» What do you have first period?
Meaning
20 sensesA length of time.
There was a period of confusion following the announcement.
You'll be on probation for a six-month period.
an amount of time
A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
Food rationing continued in the post-war period.
(Canada, Philippines, US)The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
Punkt
то́чкаtóčka
кра́пкаkrápka
a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
(figuratively)A decisive end to something; a stop.
the end or completion of something
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.
a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
(euphemistic)Female menstruation; an episode of this.
When she is on her period, she prefers not to go swimming.
Female menstruation; an episode of this.
(euphemistic)The set of symptoms associated with menstruation, even if not accompanied by menstruation; an episode of these symptoms.
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.
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.
Stunde
уро́кurók
(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
Each of the intervals, typically three, of which a game is divided.
Gretzky scored in the last minute of the second period.
пери́одperíod
One or more additional intervals to decide a tied game, an overtime period.
They won in the first overtime period.
(rhetoric)A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
Examples
457 sentencesWhat do you have first period?
Nobody should drink and drive - period.
What class do you have third period?
deWas hast du in der dritten Stunde?
No one should drink and drive - period.
I will stay here for a short period.
ruЯ останусь здесь ненадолго.
deIch werde hier für eine kurze Zeit bleiben.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English periode, from Middle French periode, from Medieval Latin periodus, froFrom Middle English periode, from Middle French periode, from Medieval Latin periodus, from Ancient Greek περίοδος (períodos, “circuit, orbit, a recurring interval of time, path around”), from περι- (peri-, “around”) + ὁδός (hodós, “way”). Displaced native Middle English tide (“interval, period, season”), from Old English tīd (“time, period, season”), as well as Middle English elde (“age, period”), from Old English ieldu (“age, period of time”).
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Forms
plural: periodsSynonyms
26 synonyms- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations:pointfull stopstopfull point
- a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed:geological period
- an amount of time:time periodperiod of time
- the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause:menstruationmensesmenstruumcatameniaflow