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1. incubation

noun. ['ˌɪŋkjuːˈbeɪʃən'] maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development.

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Etymology

  • incubationem (Latin)

Rhymes with Incubation Period

  • .period
  • myriad

2. incubation

noun. ['ˌɪŋkjuːˈbeɪʃən'] sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body.

Etymology

  • incubationem (Latin)

4. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] an amount of time.

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Etymology

  • periode (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • periode (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))

5. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon.

Etymology

  • periode (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • periode (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))

6. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations.

Etymology

  • periode (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • periode (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))

7. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games.

Etymology

  • periode (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • periode (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))

8. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause.

Etymology

  • periode (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • periode (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))

9. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] the end or completion of something.

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Etymology

  • periode (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • periode (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))

10. period

noun. ['ˈpɪriːəd'] a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed.

Etymology

  • periode (Middle English (1100-1500))
  • periode (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))