期间 — meaning in English

English meaning

• duration noun The length of time something lasts.
• period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
• term noun A word or expression, especially one with a specific meaning in a particular field.

Senses

期间 is used for these senses in English:

• duration An amount of time or a particular time interval.
• period The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodic phenomenon recur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet. [from 17th c.]
• term Duration of officeholding, or its limit; period in office of fixed length.

period — full definition

1. noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
2. noun The punctuation mark "." used to end a sentence or mark an abbreviation.
3. noun A monthly episode of menstruation.
4. noun One of the timed segments a game, class, or match is divided into.
5. intj Used to show a statement is final, with nothing more to add.

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