Period
Period noun - An extent of time associated with a particular person or thing.
Usage example: the Romantic period in music
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Synonyms for Period
Span is a synonym for period in time topic. In some cases you can use "Span" instead a noun "Period", when it comes to topics like term, interval, period of time, extent of time. popular alternative
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How words are described
| good | good period | good span |
| full | full period | full span |
| long | long period | long span |
| exact | exact period | exact span |
| Other adjectives: particular, normal, specific, brief, short, certain, original, single, small, entire, bad, limited, significant, unspecified, extended, two-year, longer, orbital, shorter. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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The arrival of Portuguese ships in 1543 began a span of time known as the Nanban trade period, which lasted nearly a century.
Source: Useful Notes / Sengoku Period - Simultaneous Arcs: In Hammers of Fate, second and third campaigns (and part of the first) all span roughly the same period of time.
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The books take place across a vast time period that may span centuries (it's difficult to tell since the characters measure time in ill-defined "seasons").
Source: Literature / Redwall
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Span and Period. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/period/span
Period & Span. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/period/span>.
Span or Period. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/period/span.
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