period

Roget category 108

1. Words expressing abstract relations
› 1.6. Time
›› 1.6.1. Absolute time

#108. [Definite duration, or portion of time.] Period

noun

period, age, era — second, minute, hour, day, week, month, quarter, year, decade, decenniumm lustrum^†, quinquennium, lifetime, generation — epoch, ghurry^†, lunation^†, moon.
century, millennium — annus magnus [Lat.].

adjective

horary^† — hourly, annual etc. (periodical) 138.

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