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period

/ˈpɪɚ.i.əd/noun3 syllables

Period means: the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause.

Synonyms for period27

noun, as in the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause

menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, flow

noun, as in a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations

point, full stop, stop, full point

noun, as in an amount of time

time period, period of time

noun, as in a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed

geological period

also used for period

vintage, dot, full-point, plain point, duration, interval, tide, time, time interval, timespan, space, span, stound, that's that, end of discussion

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What does period mean?7

noun

1

the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause“the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation”

2

a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations“in England they call a period a ‘stop’”

3

an amount of time“a time period of 30 years”

4

a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed“ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods”

5

the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon

6

(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games

7

the end or completion of something“death put a period to his endeavors”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with period?1

three syllables

myriad
Show 40 near rhymes
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Period in a sentence

  • At the end of the sentence, you should add a period.Eldad
  • Could you put a period at the end of your sentence, please?Eldad
  • Even after delivery, it is bad to drink alcohol during the period of breastfeeding.Objectivesea
  • Practice safe text, use commas and never miss a period.fekundulo
  • Obstetrics deals with pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.Vanilla
  • In the period to come, there will be a time of peace and tranquility.Ekselans
  • In that period, scholars in favor of this school of thought predominated.mailohilohi
  • She was superstitious, as the people of that period usually were.darinmex

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Forms of period

as a noun

plural
periods