period

/ˈpɪriəd/

nounpe · ri · od

Think: "PERI (around) + OD (day)" — a period is a span of days (or time).

Yes, it's period. Don’t swap the middle vowels: it’s **pe-ri-od** (…**ri**…, not **re**).

Definitions

  1. nouna length of time during which something happens or is true
  2. nouna particular part of history or a stage in someone’s life
  3. nounthe punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence or after an abbreviation
  4. nouna class time in a school schedule
  5. nounmenstruation; the monthly bleeding in people who menstruate

Examples

  • “We waited for a short period before the movie started.”
  • “Please put a period at the end of your sentence.”
  • “Math is my second period today.”

Synonyms

timespanintervalphaseera

Antonyms

instant

Translations

ES período; punto (.) ; menstruaciónPT período; ponto (.) ; menstruaçãoFR période; point (.) ; règles

Common misspellings

peroidperidperioddperriodperiadperíodperoid.

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