period

Etymology
From, from , from , from , from +. Displaced native 🇨🇬, from 🇨🇬, as well as 🇨🇬, from 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1)  A length of time.
 * 2)  A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
 * 3)   The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
 * 4)   A decisive end to something; a stop.
 * 5)  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.
 * 6)   Female menstruation; an episode of this.
 * 7)  The set of symptoms associated with menstruation, even if not accompanied by menstruation; an episode of these symptoms.
 * 8)  A section of an artist's, writer's (etc.) career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc.
 * 9)  Each of the divisions into which a school day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity.
 * 10)   Each of the intervals, typically three, of which a game is divided.
 * 11)   One or more additional intervals to decide a tied game, an overtime period.
 * 12)   The length of time for a disease to run its course.
 * 13)   An end or conclusion; the final point of a process, a state, an event, etc.
 * 14)   A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
 * 15)   A specific moment during a given process; a point, a stage.
 * 16) * 1720, Alexander Pope, translating Homer, Iliad, Book IV (note 125):
 * The Death of Patroclus was the most eminent Period; and consequently the most proper Time for such Games.
 * 1)   A row in the periodic table of the elements.
 * 2)   A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
 * 3)   A  gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.
 * 4)   Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).
 * 5)   The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.
 * 1)   The length of time for a disease to run its course.
 * 2)   An end or conclusion; the final point of a process, a state, an event, etc.
 * 3)   A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
 * 4)   A specific moment during a given process; a point, a stage.
 * 5) * 1720, Alexander Pope, translating Homer, Iliad, Book IV (note 125):
 * The Death of Patroclus was the most eminent Period; and consequently the most proper Time for such Games.
 * 1)   A row in the periodic table of the elements.
 * 2)   A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
 * 3)   A  gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.
 * 4)   Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).
 * 5)   The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.
 * 1)   A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
 * 2)   A specific moment during a given process; a point, a stage.
 * 3) * 1720, Alexander Pope, translating Homer, Iliad, Book IV (note 125):
 * The Death of Patroclus was the most eminent Period; and consequently the most proper Time for such Games.
 * 1)   A row in the periodic table of the elements.
 * 2)   A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
 * 3)   A  gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.
 * 4)   Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).
 * 5)   The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.
 * 1)   A row in the periodic table of the elements.
 * 2)   A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
 * 3)   A  gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.
 * 4)   Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).
 * 5)   The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.
 * 1)   Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).
 * 2)   The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.

Synonyms

 * ; full stop ; ; ,
 * see also Thesaurus:menstruation.
 * See also Thesaurus:period

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: فَتْرَة
 * Armenian:
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: пэры́яд, праме́жак
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * Estonian:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: περίοδος
 * Haitian Creole: peryòd
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: кезең
 * Korean:
 * Latin:
 * Latvian: laikmets
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: перио́д
 * Maori: takiwā
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ра́здо̄бље, перѝод
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovene: obdobje
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog:
 * Tajik: давра, муддат
 * Tausug: jaman
 * Thai:
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: пері́од, про́міжок
 * Uyghur: دەۋر
 * Uzbek: ,


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian: lezajlási idő


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:, , , ,


 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: مَرْحَلَة زَمْنِيَّة, مُدَّة,, فَتْرَة,
 * Armenian:, ժամականաշրջան,
 * Belarusian: перы́яд
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German:, ,
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish:
 * Macedonian: перио́д
 * Malayalam: കാലഘട്ടം
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: ,
 * Persian: ,
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: àm, ùine
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: перѝод, до̑ба, ра́здо̄бље
 * Roman:, ,
 * Slovak: perióda
 * Slovene: doba, obdobje
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: puktol,
 * Tajik: давра, муддат
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: пері́од
 * Urdu: کال
 * Uzbek:
 * Vietnamese: ,


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:
 * Polish: ,


 * Albanian:
 * Arabic:, عَلَامَة فَصْلِيَّة
 * Armenian: ,
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Belarusian: кро́пка
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,  (European dot: “.”)
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dhivehi:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: punkto
 * Estonian:
 * Faroese: punktum
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Georgian:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hausa: ɗigo
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi: ।, , पूर्ण विराम
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:, , ,
 * Kazakh: нүкте
 * Korean: ,
 * Kyrgyz:
 * Latvian:
 * Lithuanian:
 * Macedonian: точка
 * Maranao: ayatan
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Persian:
 * Plautdietsch: Punkt
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Sanskrit: ।,
 * Scottish Gaelic: stad-phuing
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: та̏чка, то̏чка
 * Roman: ,
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: tuldok
 * Tajik: нуқта
 * Thai: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Ukrainian: кра́пка
 * Urdu: ۔, خَتْمَہ
 * Uyghur: چېكىت
 * Uzbek:
 * Yiddish: פּונקט


 * Albanian: periodike
 * Arabic: حَدَث مُتَكَرِّر
 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, jaksonaika
 * French: ,
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:, ,
 * Indonesian:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: ùine
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: перѝод
 * Roman:
 * Slovak: perióda
 * Slovene: perioda
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili:
 * Tagalog:


 * Finnish: ,


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:
 * Slovene: obdobje
 * Tagalog: puktol


 * Arabic: حِصَّةٌ
 * Bulgarian:
 * Danish: lektion, modul,
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: са̑т
 * Roman:
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:


 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:, periódusos sor
 * Irish: peiriad
 * Japanese:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Slovene: perioda
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Welsh:


 * Arabic:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Kazakh: кезең
 * Korean:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Vietnamese:


 * Finnish: period-geeni


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:
 * Polish:


 * Albanian:

Adjective

 * 1) Designating anything from a given historical era.
 * a period car
 * a period TV commercial
 * 1) Evoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery.

Interjection

 * 1)  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!

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian: и точка
 * Burmese:
 * Catalan: i punt
 * Czech: a tečka!
 * Danish:, basta
 * Dutch: punt uit
 * Finnish:
 * French:, , ,
 * Galician: e punto
 * German: Schluss, aus, Ende; Punkt. Aus. Ende; ; und damit basta; keine Widerrede; da ist nichts zu machen; (dated)
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Macedonian: и точка
 * Persian:
 * Polish: i kropka!
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: și punct
 * Russian:
 * Slovene: in pika
 * Spanish: y punto
 * Swedish:, och därmed basta, punkt och slut

Verb

 * 1)  To come to a period; to conclude.
 * 2)  To put an end to.
 * 3)  To menstruate; to excrete menstrual blood.
 * 1)  To menstruate; to excrete menstrual blood.

Etymology
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Etymology
From, from.

Noun

 * 1)  (of time)

Noun

 * a, a limited amount of time