period
/ˈpɪəriəd/noun
उच्चारण पिअरिअड
अवधि; काल, युग; पीरियड (कक्षा); पूर्ण विराम
Basic word
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a particular length of time; a particular time in history or in a person's life; any of the parts that a day is divided into at a school, college for study; (AmE) a full stop; the flow of blood each month from the body of a woman who is not pregnant
अवधि; काल, युग; पीरियड (कक्षा); पूर्ण विराम
- for a short period
- the Mughal period
- the first period is English
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- The exam period begins in the first week of March.
- Prices rose sharply over a short period of time.
- We have a science period straight after lunch.
- The maths period was cancelled because the teacher was absent.
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§Grammar and usage
British and American English: full stop (British) and period (American).
British और American English में full stop (British) और period (American)।
The adjective periodic means happening at regular intervals ('periodic tests'); the noun periodical means a magazine published regularly.
Adjective periodic का अर्थ नियमित अंतराल पर होने वाला, आवधिक है ('periodic tests'); noun periodical का अर्थ नियमित प्रकाशित पत्रिका है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Period of time, trial or probation period (a time to test whether somebody is suitable for a job), grace period (extra time allowed to pay or do something), cooling-off period, period piece (a film or play set in a particular time in history).
Collocation अक्सर पूछा जाता है: period of time, trial या probation period (किसी नौकरी के लिए उपयुक्तता परखने का समय, परिवीक्षा अवधि), grace period (भुगतान या कुछ करने के लिए दी गई अतिरिक्त छूट अवधि), cooling-off period, period piece (इतिहास के किसी विशेष समय पर आधारित फ़िल्म या नाटक)।
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General knowledge
Science GK: the periodic table arranges elements in periods (horizontal rows, 7) and groups (vertical columns, 18); Mendeleev created it (1869).
विज्ञान GK में आवर्त सारणी तत्वों को periods (क्षैतिज पंक्तियाँ, 7) और groups (ऊर्ध्वाधर स्तंभ, 18) में व्यवस्थित करती है; Mendeleev ने इसे बनाया (1869)।