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How to pronounce period
Say it like this: /ˈpɪə.ɹi.əd/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does period mean?
nounA length of time.
“You'll be on probation for a six-month period.”
A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
“Food rationing continued in the post-war period.”
The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
“‘You know, a period? The black spot at the end of a sentence — what do you call them over there?’”
adjDesignating anything from a given historical era.
“a period TV commercial”
Evoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery.
Menstrual.
“period supplies”
intjThat's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story.
“I'm the GOAT, point blank period!”
verbTo come to a period; to conclude.
“For you may period upon this, that where there is the most pity for others, there is the greatest misery in the party pitied.”
To put an end to.
To menstruate; to excrete menstrual blood.
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