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11period — ► NOUN 1) a length or portion of time. 2) a distinct portion of time with particular characteristics. 3) a major division of geological time, forming part of an era. 4) a lesson in a school. 5) (also menstrual period) a monthly flow of blood and… …
12period bill — UK US noun [C] (also term bill) ► FINANCE, COMMERCE a document, used especially in international trade, that requests that a person or organization pays a particular amount of money for goods or services by an agreed date: »You are legally… …
13period piece — period pieces N COUNT A period piece is a play, book, or film that is set at a particular time in history and describes life at that time …
14Period Piece (book) — Period Piece: A Cambridge Childhood is an autobiographical work by Gwendoline Mary Gwen Raverat (née Darwin; 26 August 1885 11 February 1957), the daughter of George Howard Darwin and Maud du Puy.As the author explains in the preface it is a… …
15period — pe|ri|od1 [ pıriəd ] noun count *** 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… …
16period — I UK [ˈpɪərɪəd] / US [ˈpɪrɪəd] noun [countable] Word forms period : 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 …
17period — pe|ri|od1 W1S3 [ˈpıəriəd US ˈpır ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(length of time)¦ 2¦(life/history)¦ 3¦(blood)¦ 4¦(mark)¦ 5¦(school)¦ 6¦(sports)¦ 7¦(for emphasis)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: période, fro …
18period — [[t]pɪ͟əriəd[/t]] ♦♦ periods 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A period is a length of time. This crisis might last for a long period of time. ...a period of a few months. ...for a limited period only. 2) N COUNT: with supp A period in the life of a… …
19period*/*/*/ — [ˈpɪəriəd] noun [C] I 1) an amount of time The long dry period ended with heavy rain.[/ex] a period of three months[/ex] 2) the time about once a month when a woman who is not pregnant MENSTRUATES (= loses blood) 3) a part of a school day when a… …
20period — /pear ee euhd/, n. 1. a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social… …
