period

Main Entry:
period [peer-ee-uhd]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: extent of time
Synonyms: aeon, age, course, cycle, date, days, duration, epoch, era, generation, interval, measure, season, space, span, spell, stage, stretch, term, time, while, years
Notes: epoch applies to the beginning of a new period marked by radical changes and new developments - while era applies to the entire period; age denotes a period identified with some dominant personality or characteristic and period pertains to any portion of time
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: [Definite duration, or portion of time] Period.
Category: 1. ABSOLUTE TIME
Synonyms:
-nouns
period, age, era; second, minute, hour, day, week, month, quarter, year, decade, decenniumm lustrum, quinquennium, lifetime, generation; epoch, ghurry, lunation, moon., century, millennium; annus magnus.
-adjectives
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Main Entry: chapter
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: section of book or group of items
Synonyms: affiliate, branch, clause, division, episode, member, offshoot, part, period, phase, stage, topic, unit, wing
Main Entry: close
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: ending
Synonyms: adjournment, cease, cessation, completion, conclusion, culmination, denouement, desistance, end, finale, finish, period, stop, termination, windup
Antonyms: beginning, commencement, opening, start
Main Entry: conclusion
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: end
Synonyms: cease, cessation, close, closure, completion, consequence, culmination, denouement, desistance, development, end of the line, ending, eventuality, finale, finish, issue, outcome, payoff, period, result, stop, termination, upshot, windup, wrap
Antonyms: beginning, commencement, introduction, preface, prelude, start
Main Entry: continuance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: duration
Synonyms: constancy, continuation, endurance, extension, guts*, longevity, period, permanence, perpetuation, protraction, run, survival, term, vitality
Antonyms: arrest, end, ending, finish, hindrance, obstruction, stop, stoppage
Main Entry: course
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: plan of study
Synonyms: class, conference, curriculum, discussion group, interest, laboratory, lecture, matriculation, meeting, method, period, preparation, procedure, program, regimen, schedule, seminar, session, speciality, subject
Main Entry: cycle
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: era, phase
Synonyms: aeon, age, alternation, chain, circle, circuit, course, eon, isochronism, loop, orbit, period, periodicity, revolution, rhythm, ring, rotation, round, run, sequel, sequence, series, succession, wheel
Notes: a single to-and-fro movement of an air particle is called a cycle and the number of cycles that occur in a second is known as the frequency of a sound
Main Entry: date
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: point in time; particular day or time
Synonyms: age, century, course, day, duration, epoch, era, generation, hour, juncture, moment, period, quarter, reign, span, spell, stage, term, time, while, year
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