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definition: a specific, limited interval or span of time.
example: He’s been missing for a period of six days.
example: Years, months, and weeks are periods of time that most of us recognize.
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Collocations: Words often used in combination with the noun period
PREPOSITION + period
- during ~ (e.g., many times during the period between 1861 and 1865)
- in ~ (e.g., while the artist was in her early period)
- for ~ (e.g., in prison for a period of five years)
MODIFIER + period: long ~, short ~ , extended ~ , same ~ , -year ~ (e.g., during a twelve-year period),
early ~ , prolonged ~ , brief ~ , initial ~ , specified ~ , limited ~ , minimum ~ , transitional ~ , active ~ , busy ~ , consultation ~ , probationary ~ , Roman ~