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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | range, magnitude |
| Synonyms: | admeasurement, ambit, amount, amplitude, area, bounds, breadth, bulk, capaciousness, compass, degree, dimensions, duration, elbowroom, expanse, expansion, extension, intensity, leeway, length, limit, mass, matter, measure, neighborhood, orbit, order, period of time, play, proliferation, proportions, purview, quantity, radius, reach, scope, size, space, spaciousness, span, sphere, stretch, sweep, term, territory, time, tract, tune, vicinity, volume, wideness, width |
| Main Entry: | interval |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | break, pause |
| Synonyms: | breach, breathing space, comma, delay, distance, downtime, five, gap, hiatus, interim, interlude, intermission, interregnum, interruption, lacuna, layoff, letup, lull, meantime, opening, parenthesis, pausation, period, playtime, rest, season, space, spell, ten, term, time, time-out, wait, while |
| Notes: | an interval is a gap in time or space, whereas an interlude (literally 'between games') generally functions to fill such a gap, thus occupy an interval |
| Antonyms: | continuation |
| Main Entry: | length |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extent of object, distance, time |
| Synonyms: | breadth, compass, continuance, diameter, dimension, duration, elongation, endlessness, expanse, expansion, extensiveness, height, interval, lastingness, lengthiness, limit, linearity, loftiness, longitude, longness, magnitude, measure, mileage, orbit, panorama, period, piece, portion, protractedness, purview, quantity, radius, range, ranginess, reach, realm, remoteness, season, section, segment, space, spaciousness, span, stretch, stride, tallness, term, unit, width, year |
| Antonyms: | height |
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | title given to something, someone |
| Synonyms: | agname, agnomen, alias, appellation, autograph, autonym, brand, cognomen, compellation, denomination, designation, epithet, eponym, flag*, handle*, head, heading, label, matronymic, moniker, monogram, namesake, nickname, nom de guerre, nom de plume, nomen, patronymic, pen name, pet name, place name, prenomen, proper name, pseudonym, rubric, sign, signature, sobriquet, stage name, style, surname, tag, term, trade name |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | name |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give a title |
| Synonyms: | baptize, call, characterize, christen, classify, cognominate, define, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, give a handle, identify, label, nickname, nomenclature, put tag on, style, tag, term, ticket, title |
| Main Entry: | nominate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | designate, select |
| Synonyms: | appoint, assign, call, choose, cognominate, commission, decide, denominate, draft, elect, elevate, empower, intend, make, mean, name, offer, present, proffer, propose, purpose, put down for, put up, recommend, slate, slot, specify, submit, suggest, tab, tap, tender, term |
| Notes: | nominate means 'call the name of' (Latin nomen), while denominate means 'to give a name to' |
| Antonyms: | ignore, pass over |
| Main Entry: | occupancy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | residence of place |
| Synonyms: | control, deed, habitation, holding, inhabitance, inhabitancy, occupation, ownership, possession, retention, settlement, tenancy, tenure, term, title, use |
| Main Entry: | period |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | phrase |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | express in words carefully |
| Synonyms: | couch, formulate, frame, present, put, put into words, say, term, utter, voice, word |
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