Period Definition–noun | 1. | a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its pa
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rticular characteristics: a period of illness; a period of great profitability for a company; a period of social unrest in Germany. | | 2. | any specified division or portion of time: poetry of the period from 1603 to 1660. | | 3. | a round of time or series of years by which time is measured. | | 4. | a round of time marked by the recurrence of some phenomenon or occupied by some recurring process or action. | | 5. | the point of completion of a round of time or of the time during which something lasts or happens. | | 6. | Education. a specific length of time during school hours that a student spends in a classroom, laboratory, etc., or has free. | | 7. | any of the parts of equal length into which a game is divided. | | 8. | the time during which something runs its course. | | 10. | the point or character (.) used to mark the end of a declarative sentence, indicate an abbreviation, etc.; full stop. | | 11. | a full pause, as is made at the end of a complete sentence; full stop. | | 12. | a sentence, esp. a well-balanced, impressive sentence: the stately periods of Churchill. | | 14. | an occurrence of menstruation. | | 15. | a time of the month during which menstruation occurs. | | 16. | Geology. the basic unit of geologic time, during which a standard rock system is formed: comprising two or more epochs and included with other periods in an era. | | 17. | Physics. the duration of one complete cycle of a wave or oscillation; the reciprocal of the frequency. | | 18. | Music. a division of a composition, usually a passage of eight or sixteen measures, complete or satisfactory in itself, commonly consisting of two or more contrasted or complementary phrases ending with a conclusive cadence. | | 19. | Astronomy. | b. | Also called period of revolution. the time in which a planet or satellite revolves once about its primary. | | | 20. | Mathematics. See under periodic (def. 5). | | 21. | Classical Prosody. a group of two or more cola. | –adjective | 22. | noting, pertaining to, evocative of, imitating, or representing a historical period or the styles current during a specific period of history: period costumes; a period play. | –interjection | 23. | (used by a speaker or writer to indicate that a decision is irrevocable or that a point is no longer discussable): I forbid you to go, period. | |
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Costume Definition–noun | 1. | a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, esp. that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period. | | 2. | dress or garb characteristic of another period, place, person, etc., as worn on the stage or at balls. | | 3. | fashion of dress appropriate to a particular occasion or season: dancing costume; winter
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costume. | | 4. | a set of garments, esp. women's garments, selected for wear at a single time; outfit; ensemble. | –verb (used with object) | 5. | to dress; fur
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nish with a costume; provide appropriate dress for: to costume a play. | –adjective | 6. | of or characterized by the wearing of costumes: a costume party. | | 7. | meant for use with or appropriate to a specific costume: costume accessories. | |
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