noun an amount of time.
— synonyms: time_period, period_of_time
noun the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon.
noun (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games.
noun a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed.
— synonyms: geological_period
noun the end or completion of something.
noun the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause.
— synonyms: menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, flow
noun a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations.
— synonyms: point, full_stop, stop, full_point
Examples
“There was a period of confusion following the announcement.”
“Food rationing continued in the post-war period.”
“When she is on her period, she prefers not to go swimming.”