period

n

1. eon, era, epoch, age, time, days, years; space, term, spell, stretch, interval, span, stage, duration.

2. generation, season, teens, middle age, middle years, twilight years, golden years, sunset years; spring, summer, autumn, fall, winter; millennium, century, decade, decennium, quinquennium; year, twelvemonth, calendar year, fiscal year; month, week, day, date, hour, minute, second, split-second, point in time, moment; round, half, quarter, inning; sentence, session, semester.

3. end, ending, limit, finis, finale, omega; close, closing, closure, termination, terminus; cessation, discontinuance, halt, stop, Sl. thirty, windup, wrap-up, final curtain, end of the line, end of the road; death, expiration, wipe-out.

4.Physiology. menstrual period, menses, Inf. flow, Inf. flows, Inf. falling off the roof. See menstruation.

5. full stop, full point, Fr. point. dot.