"period" meaning in English

See period in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /ˈpɪərɪəd/ Audio: en-us-period.ogg [US] Forms: period
Head templates: {{interjection}} [POS TABLE]
  1. And nothing else; and nothing less; used for emphasis. Synonyms: full stop
    Sense id: simple-period-en-intj-XpX3ZYiF

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪərɪəd/ Audio: en-us-period.ogg [US] Forms: period [singular], periods [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A period is a length of time.
    Sense id: simple-period-en-noun-Wv~XUEoR
  2. A period is the dot that marks the end of most sentences in English. This -> . is a period. Synonyms: full stop
    Sense id: simple-period-en-noun-CmK51W5S
  3. A woman's period is the time each month when she passes blood. Synonyms: menstruation
    Sense id: simple-period-en-noun-SErLrtJg
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        {
          "text": "There was a short period when my computer stopped working."
        },
        {
          "text": "During the first period, Germany scored two goals."
        },
        {
          "text": "The dinosaurs lived from late in the Triassic period (about 225 million years ago) until the end of the Cretaceous (about 65 million years ago)."
        }
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Should I use an exclamation mark or a period at the end of this sentence?"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "word": "full stop"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I have missed two periods now. I think I must be pregnant."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A woman's period is the time each month when she passes blood."
      ],
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        {
          "text": "When I say \"eat your dinner,\" it means \"eat your dinner\", period!"
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        {
          "text": "There was a short period when my computer stopped working."
        },
        {
          "text": "During the first period, Germany scored two goals."
        },
        {
          "text": "The dinosaurs lived from late in the Triassic period (about 225 million years ago) until the end of the Cretaceous (about 65 million years ago)."
        }
      ],
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        "A period is a length of time."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Should I use an exclamation mark or a period at the end of this sentence?"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A period is the dot that marks the end of most sentences in English. This -> . is a period."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "full stop"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I have missed two periods now. I think I must be pregnant."
        }
      ],
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        "A woman's period is the time each month when she passes blood."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "menstruation"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈpɪərɪəd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-period.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "period"
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        "And nothing else; and nothing less; used for emphasis."
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