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期間 — meaning in English

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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.
  • run verb To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
  • term noun A word or expression, especially one with a specific meaning in a particular field.
  • while noun A period of time, especially one of uncertain or moderate length.

Senses

期間 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.
  • while An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.

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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