| Main Entry: | period |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extent of time |
Synonyms: |
aeon, age, course, cycle, date, days, duration, epoch, era, generation, interval, measure, season, space, span, spell, stage, stretch, term, time, while, years |
| Notes: | epoch applies to the beginning of a new period marked by radical changes and new developments - while era applies to the entire period; age denotes a period identified with some dominant personality or characteristic and period pertains to any portion of time |
| Main Entry: | period |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ending |
Synonyms: |
cessation, close, closing, closure, conclusion, discontinuance, end, limit, stop, termination |
| Concept: | [Definite duration, or portion of time] Period. |
| Category: | 1. ABSOLUTE TIME |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
period, age, era; second, minute, hour, day, week, month, quarter, year, decade, decenniumm lustrum, quinquennium, lifetime, generation; epoch, ghurry, lunation, moon., century, millennium; annus magnus.
-adjectives
horary; hourly, annual (periodical).
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| Main Entry: | chapter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | section of book or group of items |
Synonyms: |
affiliate, branch, clause, division, episode, member, offshoot, part, period, phase, stage, topic, unit, wing |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ending |
Synonyms: |
adjournment, cease, cessation, completion, conclusion, culmination, denouement, desistance, end, finale, finish, period, stop, termination, windup |
Antonyms: |
beginning, commencement, opening, start |
| Main Entry: | conclusion |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | end |
Synonyms: |
cease, cessation, close, closure, completion, consequence, culmination, denouement, desistance, development, end of the line, ending, eventuality, finale, finish, issue, outcome, payoff, period, result, stop, termination, upshot, windup, wrap |
Antonyms: |
beginning, commencement, introduction, preface, prelude, start |
| Main Entry: | continuance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | duration |
Synonyms: |
constancy, continuation, endurance, extension, guts*, longevity, period, permanence, perpetuation, protraction, run, survival, term, vitality |
Antonyms: |
arrest, end, ending, finish, hindrance, obstruction, stop, stoppage |
| Main Entry: | course |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plan of study |
Synonyms: |
class, conference, curriculum, discussion group, interest, laboratory, lecture, matriculation, meeting, method, period, preparation, procedure, program, regimen, schedule, seminar, session, speciality, subject |
| Main Entry: | cycle |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | era, phase |
Synonyms: |
aeon, age, alternation, chain, circle, circuit, course, eon, isochronism, loop, orbit, period, periodicity, revolution, rhythm, ring, rotation, round, run, sequel, sequence, series, succession, wheel |
| Notes: | a single to-and-fro movement of an air particle is called a cycle and the number of cycles that occur in a second is known as the frequency of a sound |
| Main Entry: | date |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | point in time; particular day or time |
Synonyms: |
age, century, course, day, duration, epoch, era, generation, hour, juncture, moment, period, quarter, reign, span, spell, stage, term, time, while, year |