nounπShareA length of time."There was a period of confusion following the announcement."timeperiodessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA period of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era."Food rationing continued in the post-war period."historytimeessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe punctuation mark β.β (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation)."The teacher said, "The class is over, period." "grammarlanguagewritinglinguisticsmarkessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet."The period of the school day dedicated to math lessons is 45 minutes long. "timephysicsastronomymathfrequencyperiodessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareFemale menstruation."When she is on her period, she prefers not to go swimming."bodyphysiologymedicinesexessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA section of an artist's, writer's (etc.) career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc."This is one of the last paintings Picasso created during his Blue Period."literatureartstyletimeperiodhistoryessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareEach of the divisions into which a school day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity."I have math class in second period."educationtimeessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareEach of the intervals into which various sporting events are divided."Gretzky scored in the last minute of the second period."sporttimeessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe length of time for a disease to run its course."The flu had a long period; my brother was sick for two weeks. "medicinediseasebiologytimeessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn end or conclusion; the final point of a process etc."The project's period of development ended last week. "outcomeprocessperiodtimeessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.""The teacher's explanation of the historical context was a single, well-structured period." "grammarlanguagewritingessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA specific moment during a given process; a point, a stage."The period of intense studying before the exam was very stressful. "timeprocesspointstageperiodessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA row in the periodic table of the elements."The element sodium is in period three of the periodic table. "elementchemistryscienceessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA subdivision of an era, typically lasting from tens to hundreds of millions of years, see Appendix: Geologic timescale."The Paleozoic period saw the evolution of early amphibians. "geologytimeessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA Drosophila gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm."The researchers are studying the period gene in fruit flies to understand how their internal clocks work. "biologyinsectbiochemistryessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareTwo phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase)."The teacher's explanation had a clear period: if students studied diligently, they would pass the exam. "musiclanguagestructureessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length."The repeating pattern of homework assignments, with a period of two weeks, makes planning easier. "mathphysicstechnicaltimenumberfunctionfrequencyscienceperiodessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareEnd point, conclusion."The meeting reached its period at 3 pm. "outcometimeperiodessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo come to a period; to conclude."The meeting will period at 3:00 pm. "timeactionessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo put an end to."The teacher period the class discussion when the students started arguing too loudly. "actiontimeessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareDesignating anything from a given historical era."a period TV commercial"stylehistorytimeessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareEvoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery."The play's costumes and set design were very period, perfectly capturing the style of Victorian England. "historyartstylecultureappearanceessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
interjectionπShareThat's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story""We've discussed this about the project deadline, period." "communicationlanguagestatementessentialieltsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
