Definition of "periods" []

• Plural form of period. (noun)

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• "Even regress is seen to be a necessary incident in progress, and the seasons which we call periods of decadence to be occasions in which the spirit progresses in secret, recruiting itself not by idleness or rest, but genuinely refreshing and recreating itself."
• "•Come on back: Georgia coaches can get a retention bonus of up to $50,000 if they stay on staff for certain periods of time, the term of which varies by coach."
• "It is invariably difficult to tell right from wrong here just as it was always difficult to tell right from wrong in periods of civil discord anywhere"