period

ˈpɪə.ɹi.əd

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#1·5h ago

(now, chiefly, North America, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).

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#2·5h ago

A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.

You'll be on probation for a six-month period.

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#3·5h ago

A length of time.

There was a period of confusion following the announcement.

Origin: From , from , from , from , from around + way. Displaced native , from , as well as , from. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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