Definition of period

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Period (n.) One of several similar sets of figures or terms usually marked by points or commas placed at regular intervals, as in numeration, in the extraction of roots, and in circulating decimals..

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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..
Dipsomania :: Dipsomania (n.) A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also improperly used to denote acute and chronic alcoholism..
Evermore :: Evermore (adv.) During eternity; always; forever; for an indefinite period; at all times; -- often used substantively with for.
Nightertale :: Nightertale (n.) period of night; nighttime.
Champlain Period :: Champlain period () A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the Glacial period; -- so named from beds near Lake Champlain.
Preglacial :: Preglacial (a.) Prior to the glacial or drift period.
Periodically :: Periodically (adv.) In a periodical manner.
Ventriculite :: Ventriculite (n.) Any one of numerous species of siliceous fossil sponges belonging to Ventriculites and allied genera, characteristic of the Cretaceous period..
Decennial :: Decennial (a.) Consisting of ten years; happening every ten years; as, a decennial period; decennial games..
Maturity :: Maturity (n.) Arrival of the time fixed for payment; a becoming due; termination of the period a note, etc., has to run..
Decussated :: Decussated (a.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses, placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a decussated period..
Periodical :: Periodical (a.) Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical motion of the planets round the sun..
Decennary :: Decennary (n.) A period of ten years.
Stroboscope :: Stroboscope (n.) An instrument for studying or observing the successive phases of a periodic or varying motion by means of light which is periodically interrupted.
Etesian :: Etesian (a.) Periodical; annual; -- applied to winds which annually blow from the north over the Mediterranean, esp. the eastern part, for an irregular period during July and August..
Infancy :: Infancy (n.) The first age of anything; the beginning or early period of existence; as, the infancy of an art..
Member :: Member (n.) A part of a discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse.
Periodontal :: Periodontal (a.) Surrounding the teeth.
Corniferous :: Corniferous (a.) Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age. (See the Diagram, under Geology.) The Corniferous period has been so called from the numerous seams of hornstone which characterize the later part of the period, as developed in the State of New York..
Century :: Century (n.) A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place over two centuries ago..
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