τελεία και παύλα — meaning in English

English meaning

• period noun A stretch of time, or a particular era seen as a distinct whole.

Senses

τελεία και παύλα is used for these senses in English:

• full stop (colloquial) Used to emphasize the end of an important statement or point when speaking to show something is not up for discussion or debate.
• period (chiefly, North America) That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story.

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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