period

Where “period” sits in English frequency

Definition

1. 1
   A length of time.
2. 2
   A length of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era.
3. 3
   The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
4. 4
   A decisive end to something; a stop.
5. 5
   The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet.
6. 6
   Female menstruation; an episode of this.
7. 7
   Female menstruation; an episode of this.
8. 8
   A section of an artist's, writer's (etc.) career distinguished by a given quality, preoccupation etc.
9. 9
   Each of the divisions into which a school day is split, allocated to a given subject or activity.
10. 10
    Each of the intervals, typically three, of which a game is divided.
11. 11
    One or more additional intervals to decide a tied game, an overtime period.
12. 12
    The length of time for a disease to run its course.
13. 13
    An end or conclusion; the final point of a process, a state, an event, etc.
14. 14
    A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole.
15. 15
    A specific moment during a given process; a point, a stage.
16. 16
    A row in the periodic table of the elements.
17. 17
    A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
18. 18
    A Drosophila gene, the gene product of which is involved in regulation of the circadian rhythm.
19. 19
    Two phrases (an antecedent and a consequent phrase).
20. 20
    The length of an interval over which a periodic function, periodic sequence or repeating decimal repeats; often the least such length.

Etymology

From Middle English periode, from Middle French periode, from Medieval Latin periodus, from Ancient Greek περίοδος (períodos, “circuit, orbit, a recurring interval of time, path around”), from περι- (peri-, “around”) + ὁδός (hodós, “way”). Displaced native Middle English tide (“interval, period, season”), from Old English tīd (“time, period, season”), as well as Middle English elde (“age, period”), from Old English ieldu (“age, period of time”).

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: epriod,peirod,perido,periodd,peroid,perriod,pperiod,preiod

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of period - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

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