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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesperíodo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: peˈɾi.ðo
"Pasamos un período difícil el año pasado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A particular length of time defined by certain features or events.
"The country enjoyed a period of rapid economic growth during the 1990s." - 2
The punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a sentence or after an abbreviation.
"Make sure to end every complete sentence with a period."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word 'periodos', meaning 'a going round, circuit, or cycle', composed of 'peri-' (around) and 'hodos' (way). It entered Middle English via Old French and medieval Latin 'periodus', initially signifying a grammatical sentence or a recurring cycle of time before broadening into its modern senses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Period" is said worldwide
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período
Transliteration: peˈɾi.du
"O período de inscrições termina amanhã."
période
Transliteration: pe-ʁy-od
"Cette période historique est très fascinante."
Zeitraum
Transliteration: tsaɪtˌʁaʊm
"Ein neuer Zeitraum beginnt für das Unternehmen."
periodo
Transliteration: peˈrjɔːdo
"Questo è un periodo di grandi cambiamenti."
período
Transliteration: peˈɾi.ðo
"Pasamos un período difícil el año pasado."
अवधि
Transliteration: avadhi
"यह एक कठिन अवधि थी।"
时期
Transliteration: shíqī
"这是一个过渡时期。"
기간
Transliteration: gigan
"그는 짧은 기간 동안 여기에 머물렀습니다."
期間
Transliteration: kikan
"試験期間が近づいています。"
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