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Grammar : Noun
Spell : peer-ee-uhd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪər i əd


Definition of period

Origin :
  • early 15c., "course or extent of time," from Middle French periode (14c.) and directly from Medieval Latin periodus "recurring portion, cycle," from Latin periodus "a complete sentence," also "cycle of the Greek games," from Greek periodos "cycle, circuit, period of time," literally "a going around," from peri- "around" (see peri-) + hodos "a going, way, journey" (see cede).
  • Sense of "repeated cycle of events" led to that of "interval of time." Meaning "dot marking end of a sentence" first recorded c.1600, from similar use in Medieval Latin (in late 16c. English it meant "full pause at the end of a sentence"). Sense of "menstruation" dates from 1822. Educational sense of "portion of time set apart for a lesson" is from 1876. Sporting sense attested from 1898. As an adjective from 1905; period piece attested from 1911.
  • noun extent of time
  • noun ending
Example sentences :
  • No sir, not one, and I can find no sign of the Triassic period.
  • Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1. No. 20, August 13, 1870 » by Various
  • But in the end this period of suffering proved a real blessing.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
  • A period of quiescence then followed, lasting until, we will say, 1865.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • Since that period a population of four millions has multiplied to twelve.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • This period, beginning with 1840, has been styled "a memorable decade" in the history of Parliament.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • After a period of confrontation, we are entering an era of negotiation.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Yet the period of Victoria's reign will often be spoken of in history as the Gladstonian Era.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • For him these years were a period of mental growth, of transition, of development.
  • Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
  • The inability of the men only, will put a period to our daily marches.
  • Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
  • The nave of the church is Decorated, and has beautiful windows of that period.
  • Extract from : « Yorkshire Painted And Described » by Gordon Home

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