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Year :: Year (n.) The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year (called bissext

Luster Lustre :: Luster Lustre (n.) A period of five years; a lustrum.

Period :: Period (n.) The termination or completion of a revolution, cycle, series of events, single event, or act; hence, a limit; a bound; an end; a conclusion..

Magazine :: Magazine (n.) A pamphlet published periodically containing miscellaneous papers or compositions.

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..

Late :: Late (a.) Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie abed late; to sit up late at night..

Archaeolithic :: Archaeolithic (a.) Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; -- applied to a prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age.

Septennate :: Septennate (n.) A period of seven years; as, the septennate during which the President of the French Republic holds office..

Nightertale :: Nightertale (n.) period of night; nighttime.

Salina Period :: Salina period () The period in which the American Upper Silurian system, containing the brine-producing rocks of central New York, was formed. See the Chart of Geology..

Evermore :: Evermore (adv.) During eternity; always; forever; for an indefinite period; at all times; -- often used substantively with for.

Interstition :: Interstition (n.) An intervening period of time; interval.

Preglacial :: Preglacial (a.) Prior to the glacial or drift period.

Review :: Review (n.) A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc..

Period :: Period (n.) The time of the exacerbation and remission of a disease, or of the paroxysm and intermission..

Pristine :: Pristine (a.) Belonging to the earliest period or state; original; primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor..

Hypnocyst :: Hypnocyst (n.) A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily inclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a period of drought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a process of spore formation seems to occur within such cysts..

Epoch :: Epoch (n.) A division of time characterized by the prevalence of similar conditions of the earth; commonly a minor division or part of a period.

Time :: Time (n.) A particular period or part of duration, whether past, present, or future; a point or portion of duration; as, the time was, or has been; the time is, or will be..

Intermission :: Intermission (n.) Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an interval; a temporary pause; as, to labor without intermission; an intermission of ten minutes..

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