period
Designating anything from a given historical eraDesignating anything from a given historical era.
» What do you have first period?
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3 senses(not comparable)Designating anything from a given historical era.
a period car
a period TV commercial
(not comparable)Evoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery.
a period piece
(not comparable)Menstrual.
period pains
period blood
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? — Luiaard
No one should drink and drive - period.
I will stay here for a short period.
ruЯ останусь здесь ненадолго. — soniamiku
deIch werde hier für eine kurze Zeit bleiben. — Esperantostern
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
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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