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periodThe period (also known as a full stop, especially in British English) is a punctuation mark ( . ) primarily used to indicate the end of a sentence. It appears as a single dot on the bottom line of the text, and it comes immediately after the last word of the sentence without a space.Continue reading...full stopn.1. A period indicating the end of a sentence.2. A complete halt, as one made by a motor vehicle.full stop or full pointn (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the punctuation mark (.) used at the end of a sentence that is not a question or exclamation, after abbreviations, etc. Also called (esp US and Canadian): period pe•ri•od (ˈpɪər i əd)
n. 1. an extent of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc.: a period of illness; a period of social unrest. 2. a specific division or portion of time: the postwar period. 3. a round of time, esp. as marked by the recurrence of some phenomenon: the rainy period. 4. any of the parts of equal length into which a particular thing, as a sports contest, is divided. 5. the time during which something is completed or runs its course: the gestation period. 6. the point or character (.) used esp. to mark the end of a declarative sentence or to indicate an abbreviation; full stop. 7. a full pause, as is made at the end of a complete sentence; full stop. 8. a sentence, esp. a well-balanced, impressive sentence. 9. periodic sentence. 10. a. an occurrence of menstruation. b. a time of the month during which menstruation occurs. 11. the basic unit of geologic time, during which a standard rock system is formed: comprising two or more epochs and included with other periods in an era. 12. Physics. the duration of one complete cycle of a wave or oscillation; the reciprocal of the frequency. 13. a division of a musical composition commonly consisting of two or more contrasted or complementary phrases ending with a cadence. 14. Astron. a. the time in which a body rotates once on its axis. b. the time in which a planet or satellite revolves once about its primary. 15. (in classical prosody) a group of two or more cola. adj. 16. noting or pertaining to a historical period. interj. 17. (used to indicate that a decision is final): I forbid you to go, period. [1375–1425; < Middle French < Medieval Latin periodus, Latin < Greek períodos circuit, period of time, period in rhetoric] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | full stop - a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop"full point, period, stop, pointpunctuation mark, punctuation - the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrasessuspension point - (usually plural) one of a series of points indicating that something has been omitted or that the sentence is incomplete |
Translationsfull (ful) adjective1. holding or containing as much as possible. My basket is full. 滿的 满的2. complete. a full year; a full account of what happened. 完全的 完全的3. (of clothes) containing a large amount of material. a full skirt. 寬鬆的 宽松的 adverb1. completely. Fill the petrol tank full. 完全地 完全地2. exactly; directly. She hit him full in the face. 恰恰 恰恰ˈfully adverb1. completely. He was fully aware of what was happening; fully-grown dogs. 完全地 完全地2. quite; at least. It will take fully three days. 至少 至少ˌfull-ˈlength adjective1. complete; of the usual or standard length. a full-length novel. 標準長的 标准长的2. down to the feet. a full-length portrait. 全身的 全身的full moon (the time of) the moon when it appears at its most complete. There is a full moon tonight. 滿月 满月ˌfull-ˈscale adjective (of a drawing etc) of the same size as the subject. a full-scale drawing of a flower. 與原物一樣大小的 与原物一样大小的full stop a written or printed point (.) marking the end of a sentence; a period. 句號 句号ˌfull-ˈtime adjective, adverb occupying one's working time completely. a full-time job; She works full-time now. 全日工作的，全職的 全日工作的，专任的 fully-fledged adjective1. (as in bird) having grown its feathers and ready to fly. 羽毛豐滿的 羽毛丰满的2. fully trained, qualified etc. He's now a fully-fledged teacher. 經過充分訓練的 经过充分训练的full of1. filled with; containing or holding very much or very many. The bus was full of people. 充滿...的 充满...的2. completely concerned with. She rushed into the room full of the news. 腦海裡/心裡充滿了 脑海里（心里）充满了 in full completely. Write your name in full; He paid his bill in full. 全部 全部to the full to the greatest possible extent. to enjoy life to the full. 充分地 充分地full stopenUK
full stopA phrase used to end the discussion of some topic or indicate that there are no exceptions or caveats to what has been said. In punctuation, "full stop" is another name for a period. You need to be home by nine, full stop.See also: full, stopfull ˈstop (British English) (also period American English, British English ) (spoken) used to emphasize that there is nothing more to say about a subject: I don’t have to give you any reasons. You can’t have a motorbike, full stop. ♢ I don’t like him, period.See also: full, stopEncyclopediaSeefullMedicalSeeperiodFinancialSeeFullfull stopenUK
Synonyms for full stopnoun a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviationsSynonyms- full point
- period
- stop
- point
Related Words- punctuation mark
- punctuation
- suspension point
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