période

See also: periode, Periode, and període

French

Etymology

From Middle French periode, peryode (14th c.), a borrowing from Latin periodus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ʁjɔd/

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• Homophone: périodes

Noun

période f (plural périodes)

1. period; as in interval of time
2. era

Derived terms

• période de sûreté

Descendants

• → Turkish: periyot

Noun

période m (plural périodes)

1. point, locus

Related terms

• périodicité
• périodique

Further reading

• “période”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012