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  • 71time period — noun an amount of time (Freq. 4) a time period of 30 years hastened the period of time of his recovery Picasso s blue period • Syn: ↑period of time, ↑period • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 72time — [[t]ta͟ɪm[/t]] ♦ times, timing, timed 1) N UNCOUNT Time is what we measure in minutes, hours, days, and years. ...a two week period of time... Time passed, and still Ma did not appear... As time went on the visits got more and more regular... The …

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  • 73time-out — noun a brief suspension of play each team has two time outs left • Hypernyms: ↑pause, ↑intermission, ↑break, ↑interruption, ↑suspension • Part Holonyms: ↑athletic game * * * …

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  • 74period — I. noun Etymology: Middle English periode, from Middle French, from Medieval Latin, Latin, & Greek; Medieval Latin periodus period of time, punctuation mark, from Latin & Greek; Latin, rhetorical period, from Greek periodos circuit, period of… …

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  • 75time — Except as otherwise specifically provided, any reference to time shall mean local Chicago time. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * time time [taɪm] noun 1. [uncountable] the quantity that is measured in minutes, hours, years etc using… …

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  • 76period — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 length of time ADJECTIVE ▪ extended, lengthy, long, prolonged, sustained ▪ brief, limited, short …

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  • 77period — pe|ri|od1 W1S3 [ˈpıəriəd US ˈpır ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(length of time)¦ 2¦(life/history)¦ 3¦(blood)¦ 4¦(mark)¦ 5¦(school)¦ 6¦(sports)¦ 7¦(for emphasis)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: période, fro …

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  • 78Time standard — A time standard is any officially recognized specification for measuring time: either the rate at which time passes; or points in time; or both. For example, the standard for civil time specifies both time intervals and time of day. A time scale… …

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  • 79period — [[t]pɪ͟əriəd[/t]] ♦♦ periods 1) N COUNT: usu with supp A period is a length of time. This crisis might last for a long period of time. ...a period of a few months. ...for a limited period only. 2) N COUNT: with supp A period in the life of a… …

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  • 80period — pe•ri•od [[t]ˈpɪər i əd[/t]] n. 1) an extent of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc.: a period of illness; a period of social unrest[/ex] 2) a specific division or portion of time: the postwar period[/ex] 3) a round… …

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