| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A particular time notable for its distinctive characteristics: age, day, epoch, era, time (often used in plural). See TIME. 2. A concluding or terminating: cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, end of the line, finish, stop, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up. See CONTINUE. 3. A specific length of time characterized by the occurrence of certain conditions or events: season, span, stretch, term. See TIME. 4. An interval regarded as a distinct evolutionary or developmental unit: phase, stage. See TIME. 5. A span designated for a given activity: season, time. See TIME.
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