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period
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How to pronounce period:

Definition of period:

period (noun):
a portion of time
an amount of time.
the completion of a cycle, a series of events, or a single action conclusion

Synonyms for period:

sleepspacemorningforenoonflowerhourhoursintervalpointevening
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Antonyms for period:

successdawnbirthopeningintroductioncontinuitystartsourcebeginninginception
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