période — meaning in English
French → English · translate English → French instead
English meaning
- epoch noun A distinct period of time in history, especially one marked by particular events or characteristics.
- era noun A period of time marked out by particular events, developments, or characteristics.
- period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.
- run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
Senses
période is used for these senses in English:
- epoch A particular period of history, or of a person's life, especially one considered noteworthy or remarkable.
- 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.]
- period (geology) A geochronologic unit of millions to tens of millions of years; a subdivision of an era, and subdivided into epochs.
- time frame The period of time during which something is expected to occur, or does occur.
epoch — full definition
- noun A distinct period of time in history, especially one marked by particular events or characteristics.
- noun Geology: a division of geological time shorter than a period.