period
♦♦ pe|ri|od /p'ɪəriəd/ (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 person, organization, or society is a length of time which is remembered for a particular situation or activity.
...a period of economic good health and expansion...
He went through a period of wanting to be accepted...
The South African years were his most creative period.
3 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A particular length of time in history is sometimes called a period. For example, you can talk about the Victorian period or the Elizabethan period in Britain.
...the Roman period...
No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period.
4 [ADJ] ADJ n
Period costumes, furniture, and instruments were made at an earlier time in history, or look as if they were made then.
...dressed in full period costume.
5 [N-COUNT] usu n N
Exercise, training, or study periods are lengths of time that are set aside for exercise, training, or study.
They accompanied him during his exercise periods.
6 [N-COUNT]
At a school or college, a period is one of the parts that the day is divided into during which lessons or other activities take place.
...periods of private study.
7 [N-COUNT]
When a woman has a period, she bleeds from her womb. This usually happens once a month, unless she is pregnant.
8 [ADV] cl ADV
Some people say period after stating a fact or opinion when they want to emphasize that they are definite about something and do not want to discuss it further.
I don't want to do it, period.
9 [N-COUNT]
A period is the punctuation mark () which you use at the end of a sentence when it is not a question or an exclamation. (AM; in BRIT, use full stop)cooling-off period (cooling-off periods)
[N-COUNT]
A cooling-off period is an agreed period of time during which two sides with opposing views try to resolve a dispute before taking any serious action.
There should be a seven-day cooling-off period between a strike ballot and industrial action.pe|ri|od pain (period pains)
[N-VAR]
Period pain is the pain that some women have when they have a monthly period.pe|ri|od 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.
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 person, organization, or society is a length of time which is remembered for a particular situation or activity.
...a period of economic good health and expansion...
He went through a period of wanting to be accepted...
The South African years were his most creative period.
3 [N-COUNT] usu with supp
A particular length of time in history is sometimes called a period. For example, you can talk about the Victorian period or the Elizabethan period in Britain.
...the Roman period...
No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period.
4 [ADJ] ADJ n
Period costumes, furniture, and instruments were made at an earlier time in history, or look as if they were made then.
...dressed in full period costume.
5 [N-COUNT] usu n N
Exercise, training, or study periods are lengths of time that are set aside for exercise, training, or study.
They accompanied him during his exercise periods.
6 [N-COUNT]
At a school or college, a period is one of the parts that the day is divided into during which lessons or other activities take place.
...periods of private study.
7 [N-COUNT]
When a woman has a period, she bleeds from her womb. This usually happens once a month, unless she is pregnant.
8 [ADV] cl ADV
Some people say period after stating a fact or opinion when they want to emphasize that they are definite about something and do not want to discuss it further.
I don't want to do it, period.
9 [N-COUNT]
A period is the punctuation mark () which you use at the end of a sentence when it is not a question or an exclamation. (AM; in BRIT, use full stop)cooling-off period (cooling-off periods)
[N-COUNT]
A cooling-off period is an agreed period of time during which two sides with opposing views try to resolve a dispute before taking any serious action.
There should be a seven-day cooling-off period between a strike ballot and industrial action.pe|ri|od pain (period pains)
[N-VAR]
Period pain is the pain that some women have when they have a monthly period.pe|ri|od 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.