Meanings
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1. period; time
Noun
2. opportunity; chance; occasion
Noun
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Geolegy
3. age
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4. term (e.g. in office)
5. session (e.g. of parliament)
6. stage (e.g. of a disease)
7. season (e.g. of a TV series)
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (167 in total)
fishing season
session (of a legislature)
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
the last stage
the present term
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
long-term
transition period
postpartum period; postnatal period; puerperal period; puerperium
time; season; period; phase; stage
period; term; interval
next term; next period; next version; next release
a period (of time)
(early) childhood
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
rebellious phase; rebellious age
growth period; growing season
fixed date; settlement date
cycle; period
short-term
heyday; golden age
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
time of death; one's final hour; one's end
end of term
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
term of office
middle period; medium-term
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
prison term
two periods; two terms
marriageable age; chance of marriage
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
next term
adolescence
dawning (of a new era); dawn
breeding season
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
harvest time
childhood; infancy
peak period; pinnacle; prime; zenith; glory days
busy period; busy season
early childhood
second term; second stage
building time; construction period
turning point; transition phase
indefinite; unlimited; life imprisonment
golden age; golden era
expiration (of a term); maturity (e.g. investment); serving one's (full) time
slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers
quarter (of a year)
Meiji period (1868-1912)
period when one's voice changes; (age of) puberty
half-term; half-time; half period
busy farming season
period of rapid growth (especially Japan's period of rapid economic growth after WWII)
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
cycle; period
expected; anticipated; hoped for; expectation
convalescence
puberty; adolescence; youth
period of maturity; adolescence; puberty
final stage; terminal stage
dormant season
second half of the (fiscal) year
spawning season; breeding season; laying period
eclipse period (in viral lifecycle); eclipse phase; dark age
time of great change; era of reform
phase of decline; ebb; twilight
accounting period
initial stages; first stage; early period; pioneer days; beginning; outset
incubation period
second half of the year; second half of the fiscal year
terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers)
millennium
definite (period or term)
interphase; interkinesis; midcycle
acute phase
(similar to) perinatal; period from around the 28th week of pregnancy to a week after the baby is born
coldest period
half life
the last half-year; second half of the year
infancy; babyhood
mating season
off period; off season; slack season
transition, cutover period
moulting season; molting season
initial stage; early period
the first half-year; first half of the year
hunting season
time of year when television and radio replace programs (usu. spring and fall)
anthesis; flowering season
lactation period
infancy; in cradle
formative period (e.g. of nation); formative year
current term (period)
one's full maturity
first half of the (fiscal) year
time of creation
menopause; menopausal
closed season for fishing or hunting
weaning period
chronic phase
upturn; increment phase; rise period
rainy season
growth period
ideal time
dry season
every term
whole term; entire period
interwar period (1918-1939)
unexpected; accidental
oral phase; oral stage
new season (e.g. of TV programming); new term
time of delivery (of a child)
whole financial year; full business year
menstrual period
hunting season
dry season; dry spell; dry period
beginning of a term
period of economic growth
worst period of time
anal stage
downturn; decrement phase
many periods
lactation period
farming season
thawing season; spring thaw
phallic stage
luteal phase
thawing season; thaw; season when the ice melts
post-term delivery; postmature delivery
(girl's arrival at) puberty
cycle (e.g. in business)
safe period
alluvial period
during a period; while
change of life; menopause
fishing season
freezing or frost season
rainy season
sprouting season (of ears of grain)
molting season
staggered terms (applied to corporate directors as a defensive measure against hostile takeovers)
follicular phase; proliferative phase (of the estrous or menstrual cycle)
Chalcolithic period (i.e. the Copper Period)
occupation period (e.g. post-WWII period during which the Allies occupied Japan)
refractory period
sleep onset REM period; SOREMP
interphase death
at times of many visitors; busy times
leptotene
full-term birth; labor at term (labour); term delivery
epoch
looking forward to; anticipating
Examples (3 in total)
The economy has entered a recession.
The plays of Shakespeare fall into four periods.
This is a work from Turner's mature period.