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noun 
  1. (context, now mostly, North America) Punctuation mark ending a sentence or marking an abbreviation. <!-- What languages does this apply to? All? Or just most? Should it be
Translations: 
  • Dutch: periode(nl)f
  • French: cycle(fr)m
  • Italian: mestruazioni(it)f
  • Spanish: achaque(es)m
adjective 
  1. appropriate, Appropriate for a given historical era.
    • 2004, Mark Singer, Somewhere in America, Houghton Mifflin, page 70
    • :As the guests arrived &mdash; there were about a hundred, a majority in attire &mdash; I began to feel out of place in my beige summer suit, white shirt, and red necktie. Then I got over it. I certainly didn't suffer from Confederate-uniform envy.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: punt uit
  • French: point&nbsp;!, point final&nbsp;!, un point c'est tout&nbsp;!
Etymology: From periodus.

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