period

  • 1Period — Pe ri*od, n. [L. periodus, Gr. ? a going round, a way round, a circumference, a period of time; ? round, about + ? a way: cf. F. p[ e]riode.] 1. A portion of time as limited and determined by some recurring phenomenon, as by the completion of a… …

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  • 2Period — or periodic may refer to:Language and literature* Full stop, a punctuation mark indicating the end of a sentence or phrase * Periodic sentence, a sentence that is not grammatically complete until its end * The final book in Dennis Cooper s George …

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  • 3Period — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Period» Sencillo de Haruka Ayase Publicación 24 de marzo de 2006 Formato Maxi single …

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  • 4Period — Pe ri*od, v. i. To come to a period; to conclude. [Obs.] You may period upon this, that, etc. Felthman. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5period — period. Ген в геноме Drosophila melanogaster; один из наиболее хорошо изученных “генов поведения” участвует в контроле циркадного ритма <cyrcadian rythm> и алгоритмов воспроизводительного поведения (ухаживания) самцов; кодируемый продукт… …

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  • 6Period — Pe ri*od, v. t. To put an end to. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 7period — /pear ee euhd/, n. 1. a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social… …

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  • 8period — I. noun Etymology: Middle English periode, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin, Latin, & Greek; Medieval Latin periodus period of time, punctuation mark, from Latin & Greek; Latin, rhetorical period, from Greek periodos circuit, period of… …

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  • 9Period (gene) — period serina Identifiers Organism D. melanogaster Symbol per Entrez …

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  • 10Period piece — is phrase that is used to describe creative works.UsageettingIn the performing arts, a period piece is a work set in a particular era. This informal term covers all countries, all periods and all genres. It may be as long and general as the… …

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