Period and Term

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Period

Period noun - An occurrence of menstruating.

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Term is a synonym for period in time topic. In some cases you can use "Term" instead a noun "Period", when it comes to topics like date, length, maturity, age. popular alternative

Nearby Words: periodical, periodic, periodically

Term

Term noun - A limited period of time.

Usage example: a prison term

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Period is a synonym for term in time topic. You can use "Period" instead a noun "Term", if it concerns topics such as date, duration, length, maturity. popular alternative

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

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full	full period	full term
long	long period	long term
exact	exact period	exact term
equivalent	equivalent period	equivalent term
Other adjectives: similar, specific, short, appropriate, original, single, popular, actual, real, new, general, next, last, different, longer, five-year.

Both words in one sentence

He spews just about every black slang term of the time period and beyond, even calling Willard a "cracker ass".

Source: Western Animation / Down and Dirty Duck
This is, in fact, the term that was used for hydrogen cyanide during that time period.

Source: Series / The Wild Wild West
The popularity of the film Jurassic Park led to a pan-medial explosion in use of the term "Jurassic" to describe the dinosaurs' time period.

Source: Artistic License Paleontology

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