période

See also: periode, Periode, and període

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French periode, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin periodus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ʁjɔd/

• Audio (France):

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• Homophone: périodes

Noun

période f (plural périodes)

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

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.