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renascence/ɹɪˈnas(ə)ns/
The Renaissance.
adolescence/ˌædəˈlɛsəns/
The transitional period of physical and psychological development between childhood and maturity.
still/stɪl/
A period of calm or silence.
autumn/ˈɔːtəm/ /ˈɔtəm/
Traditionally the third of the four seasons, when deciduous trees lose their leaves; typically regarded as being from September 24 to December 22 in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, and the months of March, April and May in the Southern Hemisphere.
court session/kɔrt ˈsɛʃən/
A period during which a court of law is open for business or a specific case is being heard.
prorogations/ˌproʊrəˈɡeɪʃənz/
The period of such a discontinuance between two sessions of a legislative body.
millennium/mɪˈlɛnɪəm/
A period of time consisting of one thousand years.
lunates/ˈluːneɪts/ /ˈljuːneɪts/
A small stone artifact, probably an arrowhead, with a blunt straight edge and a sharpened, crescent-shaped back, especially characteristic of the Mesolithic Period
low/ləʊ/ /loʊ/ /laʊ/
The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.
week/wiːk/ /wik/
Any period of seven consecutive days.