period

adjectiveonly before noun

UK /ˈpɪəriəd/

1
typical of a particular historical time
period costumes/furniture
Synonyms and related words
Old (of things)
aged
ageing
age-old

period

adjectiveonly before noun

US /ˈpɪriəd/

1
typical of a particular historical time
period costumes/furniture
Synonyms and related words
Old (of things)
aged
ageing
age-old

period

noun countable

UK /ˈpɪəriəd/

Word Forms

singular	period
plural	periods

1
an amount of time during which something happens
The long dry period ended with torrential rain.
period of:
A decision has to be made within a period of three months.
period of time:
They reached these conclusions in a relatively short period of time.
Synonyms and related words
General periods of time
a clear run
a page in something’s history
block
1. 1a
  a particular amount of time in history
  Their collection is confined solely to the Roman period.
  Synonyms and related words
  General periods of time
  a clear run
  a page in something’s history
  block
2. 1b
  a particular part of someone’s life or career
  This is described as the artist’s angry period.
  Synonyms and related words
  General periods of time
  a clear run
  a page in something’s history
  block
3. 1c
  educationa division in a school day when a particular subject is taught
  They have another period of science this afternoon.
  Synonyms and related words
  The school or university day
  after-school
  assembly
  break
2
the time about once a month when a woman who is not pregnant menstruates (=loses blood)
I realized I might be pregnant when I missed my period.
Synonyms and related words
Menstruation and the menstrual cycle
amenorrhoea
biological clock
the change of life
3
spokenused for emphasis to show that there is no more to be said about something
You are not going out tonight, period.
Synonyms and related words
Ways of ending a conversation or statement
OK
well
period
4
Americana full stop
Synonyms and related words
Punctuation
ampersand
apostrophe
bad break

period

noun countable

US /ˈpɪriəd/

Word Forms

singular	period
plural	periods

1
an amount of time during which something happens
The long dry period ended with torrential rain.
period of:
A decision has to be made within a period of three months.
period of time:
They reached these conclusions in a relatively short period of time.
Synonyms and related words
General periods of time
a clear run
a page in something’s history
block
1. 1a
  a particular amount of time in history
  Their collection is confined solely to the Roman period.
  Synonyms and related words
  General periods of time
  a clear run
  a page in something’s history
  block
2. 1b
  a particular part of someone’s life or career
  This is described as the artist’s angry period.
  Synonyms and related words
  General periods of time
  a clear run
  a page in something’s history
  block
3. 1c
  educationa division in a school day when a particular subject is taught
  They have another period of science this afternoon.
  math period
  Synonyms and related words
  The school or university day
  after-school
  assembly
  class
2
Americana mark used in writing and printing to show where a sentence ends. The British word is full stop.
Synonyms and related words
Punctuation
ampersand
apostrophe
bad break
1. 2a
  spokenused for emphasis to show that there is no more to be said about something
  Marriage is about a life-long commitment, period.
  Synonyms and related words
  Ways of ending a conversation or statement
  OK
  well
  anyway
3
the time about once a month when a woman who is not pregnant menstruates (=loses blood)
I realized I might be pregnant when I missed my period.
Synonyms and related words
Menstruation and the menstrual cycle
amenorrhea
amenorrhoea
biological clock

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