period

nounB1 · Intermediate

A length of time.

Meanings of «period»

1 · noun

a length of time

The company grew fast during a difficult period.

2 · noun

the punctuation mark at the end of a sentence

Remember to put a period at the end of that sentence.

Similar: full stopdot

3 · noun

the monthly bleeding from a woman's body

She stayed home from school because her period started.

Similar: menstruationmonthly cycle

Translation

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«period» in 17 languages

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AZ Azərbaycan

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

a length of time in history

periodany length of time, short or longHe lived there for a short period.

eraa long time in history with its own styleThe era of the steam train is over.

epocha very long time of big, important changesThe invention began a new epoch in history.

agea long time in history with one big featureWe live in the age of computers.

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a length of time

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