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Period
Period
n.
A
portion
of
time
as
limited
and
determined
by
some
recurring
phenomenon
, as by
the
completion
of a
revolution
of
one
of
the
heavenly
bodies
; a
division
of
time
, as a
series
of
years
,
months
, or
days
, in
which
something
is
completed
,
and
ready
to
recommence
and
go on in
the
same
order
; as,
the
period
of
the
sun
, or
the
earth
, or a
comet
.
Period
n.
A
stated
and
recurring
interval
of
time
;
more
generally
, an
interval
of
time
specified
or
left
indefinite
; a
certain
series
of
years
,
months
,
days
, or
the
like
; a
time
; a
cycle
; an
age
; an
epoch
; as,
the
period
of
the
Roman
republic
.
Period
n.
One
of
the
great
divisions
of
geological
time
; as,
the
Tertiary
period
;
the
Glacial
period
.
See
the
Chart
of
Geology
.
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
.
Period
n.
A
complete
sentence
,
from
one
full
stop
to
another
;
esp
., a
well
-
proportioned
,
harmonious
sentence
.
Period
n.
The
punctuation
point
[.]
that
marks
the
end
of a
complete
sentence
, or of an
abbreviated
word
.
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
.
Period
n.
The
time
of
the
exacerbation
and
remission
of a
disease
, or of
the
paroxysm
and
intermission
.
Period
n.
A
complete
musical
sentence
.
Period
v. t.
To
put
an
end
to.
Period
v. i.
To
come
to a
period
; to
conclude
. [
Obs
.] "
You
may
period
upon
this
,
that
,"
etc
.
Periodate
n.
A
salt
of
periodic
acid
.
Periodic
a.
Pertaining
to,
derived
from
, or
designating
,
the
highest
oxygen
acid
(
HIO
/) of
iodine
.
Periodic
a.
Alt
. of
Periodical
Periodical
a.
Of or
pertaining
to a
period
or
periods
, or to
division
by
periods
.
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
.
Periodical
a.
Happening
, by
revolution
, at a
stated
time
;
returning
regularly
,
after
a
certain
period
of
time
;
acting
,
happening
, or
appearing
, at
fixed
intervals
;
recurring
; as,
periodical
epidemics
.
Periodical
a.
Of or
pertaining
to a
period
;
constituting
a
complete
sentence
.
Periodical
n.
A
magazine
or
other
publication
which
appears
at
stated
or
regular
intervals
.
Periodicalist
n.
One
who
publishes
, or
writes
for
, a
periodical
.
Periodically
adv.
In a
periodical
manner
.
Periodicalness
n.
Periodicity
.
Periodicities
pl.
of
Periodicity
Periodicity
n.
The
quality
or
state
of
being
periodical
, or
regularly
recurrent
; as,
the
periodicity
in
the
vital
phenomena
of
plants
.
Periodide
n.
An
iodide
containing
a
higher
proportion
of
iodine
than
any
other
iodide
of
the
same
substance
or
series
.
Periodontal
a.
Surrounding
the
teeth
.
Periodoscope
n.
A
table
or
other
means
for
calculating
the
periodical
functions
of
women
.
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