"period of time" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: periods of time [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|periods of time}} period of time (plural periods of time)
  1. Synonym of time period Synonyms: time period [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-period_of_time-en-noun-b7uCwwir Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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