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Princeton's WordNet

  1. time period, period of time, periodnoun

    an amount of time

    "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"

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  1. period of time

    An era is a span of time defined for the purposes of chronology or historiography, as in the regnal eras in the history of a given monarchy, a calendar era used for a given calendar, or the geological eras defined for the history of Earth. Comparable terms are epoch, age, period, saeculum, aeon (Greek aion) and Sanskrit yuga.

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  1. period of time

    A period of time refers to a specific interval, duration or segment of time which could be characterized by a specific event, condition, task, or phenomenon. It can be as short as a second or as long as years, centuries, or even eras in historical or geological frameworks. This term is often used in various fields such as history, science, business, and everyday life.

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  1. period of timeadjective

    Amount of time

    To live in a period of time that has seen such amazing change is a gift to the soul


    Submitted by MaryC on March 2, 2023  

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of period of time in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of period of time in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of period of time in a Sentence

  1. Victor Kiam:

    What's really important in life Sitting on a beach Looking a television eight hours a day I think we have to appreciate that we're alive for only a limited period of time, and we'll spend most of our lives working. That being the case, I believe one of the most important priorities is to do whatever we do as well as we can. We should take pride in that.

  2. Henry Steele Commager:

    It is probably safe to say that over a long period of time, political morality has been as high as business morality.

  3. Aaron Balcom:

    Common sense dictates that I can not literally vanish a half million square foot monument. But it is conceivable that I can, for a short period of time, cause that monument to appear invisible to our audience.

  4. Sergei Krikalyov:

    At night, tests were held and the pressure was monitored for a lengthy period of time. Right now, the pressure is stable and no further leaks have been detected.

  5. Tom Vilsack:

    The [US Food and Drug Administration] provided some insight and direction by suggesting that it is easier for people to accept and adopt to reduced sodium if you do it over a period of time in small increments.


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