period
nounAn interval of time characterized by the occurrence of a certain condition, event, or phenomenon.
nounAn interval of time characterized by the prevalence of a specified culture, ideology, or technology.
nounAn interval regarded as a distinct evolutionary or developmental phase.
nounA unit of time, longer than an epoch and shorter than an era.
nounAny of various arbitrary units of time, especially.
nounAny of the divisions of the academic day.
nounA division of the playing time of a game.
nounThe time interval between two successive occurrences of a recurrent event or phases of an event; a cycle.
nounA point or portion of time at which something is ended; a completion or conclusion.