period

Definition

• n. the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
• n. (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
• n. a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
• n. the end or completion of something

Word forms

Plural

periods

Example sentences

1. n.

   The Renaissance was a period of great cultural change in Europe.

2. a.

   The fashion of that period was very different from today’s styles.

3. interj.

   I have made my decision, period.