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period
noun
the
small
dot
(.)
used
at
the
end
of
a
sentence
in
American
English
β’
Remember
to
put
a
period
after
every
statement
in
your
essay
.
Remember
to
put
a
period
after
every
statement
in
your
essay
.
β’
The
teacher
wrote
a
sentence
on
the
board
and
asked
, β
What
punctuation
mark
is
missing
?β
Everyone
shouted
, β
A
period
!β
The
teacher
wrote
a
sentence
on
the
board
and
asked
, β
What
punctuation
mark
is
missing
?β
Everyone
shouted
, β
A
period
!β
Borrowed
into
English
from
Middle
French
periode
and
Latin
periodus
,
originally
from
Ancient
Greek
perΓodoΟ
meaning
β
circuit
β
or
β
cycle
.β
noun
a
length
of
time
that
has
a
clear
beginning
and
end
β’
The
dinosaurs
lived
millions
of
years
ago
during
the
Jurassic
Period
.
The
dinosaurs
lived
millions
of
years
ago
during
the
Jurassic
Period
.
β’
There
will
be
a
quiet
period
for
questions
at
the
end
of
the
talk
.
There
will
be
a
quiet
period
for
questions
at
the
end
of
the
talk
.
noun
one
class
time
slot
in
a
school
schedule
β’
Math
is
my
first
period
on
Mondays
.
Math
is
my
first
period
on
Mondays
.
β’
After
lunch
we
have
a
free
period
,
so
I
usually
read
in
the
library
.
After
lunch
we
have
a
free
period
,
so
I
usually
read
in
the
library
.
noun
one
of
the
fixed
segments
of
play
in
certain
sports
such
as
ice
hockey
or
basketball
β’
The
team
scored
twice
in
the
first
period
.
The
team
scored
twice
in
the
first
period
.
β’
The
coach
told
them
to
conserve
energy
for
the
final
period
.
The
coach
told
them
to
conserve
energy
for
the
final
period
.
noun
the
monthly
flow
of
blood
experienced
by
women
and
girls
as
part
of
the
menstrual
cycle
β’
She
always
keeps
pain
relievers
in
her
bag
in
case
her
period
starts
while
she
β
s
at
school
.
She
always
keeps
pain
relievers
in
her
bag
in
case
her
period
starts
while
she
β
s
at
school
.
β’
During
her
period
,
she
prefers
to
use
a
heat
pad
to
ease
cramps
.
During
her
period
,
she
prefers
to
use
a
heat
pad
to
ease
cramps
.