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period
1. adjective /ˈpɪərɪəd/
Appropriate for a given historical era.

As the guests arrived — there were about a hundred, a majority in period attire — I began to feel out of place in my beige summer suit, white shirt, and red necktie. Then I got over it. I certainly didnt suffer from Confederate-uniform envy.

2. interjection /ˈpɪərɪəd/
And nothing else; and nothing less; used for emphasis.

When I say "eat your dinner," it means "eat your dinner," period!

Syn: full stop
3. noun /ˈpɪərɪəd/
a) An end or conclusion; the final point of a process etc.

All comes to one period, whether man make an end of himselfe, or whether he endure it [...].

b) A period of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.

Food rationing continued in the post-war period.

Syn: full stop

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