Synonym: interval, span, time. Similar words: interior, mysterious, riot, prior, curious, various, warrior, prior to. Meaning: ['pɪrɪəd /'pɪər-] 
n. 1. an amount of time 2. one of three periods of play in hockey games 3. a stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time 4. the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon 5. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause 6. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations 7. a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed 8. the end or completion of something.
n. 1. an amount of time 2. one of three periods of play in hockey games 3. a stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time 4. the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon 5. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause 6. a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations 7. a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed 8. the end or completion of something. 
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31. He will remain head of state during the period of transition to democracy.
32. The value of the property almost doubled during the interim period.
33. He rough-hewed a statue out of a block of jade rapidly but then polished it slowly over a long period.
34. The period saw a great revival in the wine trade.
35. Church and State were not easily separable in this period.
36. Adolescence is the period of transition between childhood and adulthood.
37. The factory will be closed down over a 2-year period / a period of two years.
38. An interim government was set up for the period before the country's first free election.
39. Mary was restored to health after a period of medical treatment.
40. What has gone is that beautiful period;which remains is the precious friendship between us.
41. The vice-president took power in the interim period before the election.
42. The country needs a period of calm without more surges of radical change.
43. The US and its allies carried out 44,(www.Sentencedict.com)000 sorties during this period.
44. Childhood is the most wonderful period in one's life, the child then is a flower, a fruit, dim intelligence, an endless activity and a burst of strong desire.
45. People hoped that the new government would inaugurate a period of change.
46. After a fallow period, she gave birth to two sons.
47. The gestation period of a horse is about 11 months.
48. This period in history is not noted for its religious tolerance.
49. They've set up a plan whereby you can spread the cost over a period.
50. His defeat in the world championship led to a long period of gloomy introspection.
51. Graduation is not only an end to a period,also a commencement of a new period and I hope that future years will bring you continued happiness.
52. Blow-off vision of the rain, so that you are left with a brilliant rainbow.Shuttle time in my fingers, without any regrets, open stemmed bloom ripples. Blunt rolling thick liquid eternal, but you and I, were dispersed in which period of Acacia leaves.
53. I will confine myself to looking at the period from 1900 to 1916.
54. The period since the revolution has been one of political turmoil.
55. It was proposed that the president be elected for a period of two years.
56. This compares with a 4% increase for the same period last year.
57. The Elizabethan period was the golden age of English drama.
58. You will not be paid for the full period of absence.
59. It was during the period of 1943-1945 that his political awakening took place.
60. Economists predict that house prices will remain static for a long period.
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