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period

/ˈpɪəɹɪəd/
noun
  1. A length of time.

    "There was a period of confusion following the announcement."

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

    "Food rationing continued in the post-war period."

  3. The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).

Synonymsdot, full stop, full-point, plain point, point
Antonymsfrequency
verb
  1. To come to a period; to conclude.

  2. To put an end to.

adjective
  1. Designating anything from a given historical era.

    "a period TV commercial"

  2. Evoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery.

interjection
  1. That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story

    "I know you don't want to go to the dentist but your teeth need to be checked, period!"

Synonymsfull stop

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