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period
Synonyms and Antonyms of period
1 an occurrence of menstruating girls having their period will be excused from gym class Synonyms menstruation, monthlies Related Words menses
2 an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing the Romantic period in music Synonyms day, epoch, era, age, timeRelated Words cycle, generation, year; bit, space, span, spell, stretch, while; date, vintage
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