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Age :: Age (n.) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles..

Slatch :: Slatch (n.) The period of a transitory breeze.

Proleptical :: Proleptical (a.) Anticipating the usual time; -- applied to a periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier hour at every repetition.

Hamilton Period :: Hamilton period () A subdivision of the Devonian system of America; -- so named from Hamilton, Madison Co., New York. It includes the Marcellus, Hamilton, and Genesee epochs or groups. See the Chart of Geology..

Jurassic :: Jurassic (n.) The Jurassic period or formation; -- called also the Jura.

Flash :: Flash (n.) The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a very brief period.

Irrevoluble :: Irrevoluble (a.) That has no finite period of revolution; not revolving.

Classical :: Classical (n.) Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds..

Sentential :: sentential (a.) Of or pertaining to a sentence, or full period; as, a sentential pause..

Period :: Period (n.) The punctuation point [.] that marks the end of a complete sentence, or of an abbreviated word..

Distance :: Distance (n.) Length or interval of time; period, past or future, between two eras or events..

Session :: Session (n.) Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for business; or, the space of time between the first meeting and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is called a term..

Author :: Author (n.) The editor of a periodical.

Saturnalia :: Saturnalia (n. pl.) Hence: A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence..

Era :: Era (n.) A period of time reckoned from some particular date or epoch; a succession of years dating from some important event; as, the era of Alexander; the era of Christ, or the Christian era (see under Christian)..

Jubilee :: "Jubilee (n.) Every fiftieth year, being the year following the completion of each seventh sabbath of years, at which time all the slaves of Hebrew blood were liberated, and all lands which had been alienated during the whole period reverted to their former owners..

Saros :: Saros (n.) A Chaldean astronomical period or cycle, the length of which has been variously estimated from 3,600 years to 3,600 days, or a little short of 10 years..

Day :: Day (n.) Those hours, or the daily recurring period, allotted by usage or law for work..

Roll :: Roll (v. i.) To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with a revolution; as, the rolling year; ages roll away..

Periodical :: Periodical (a.) Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a complete sentence.

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