How to pronounce period:
Example: "A time period of 30 years"
Example: "Ganoid fishes swarmed during the earlier geological periods"
Example: "Death put a period to his endeavors"
Example: "The women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"
Example: "In england they call a period a stop"
To come to a period; to conclude.
To put an end to.
Designating anything from a given historical era.
Example: "A period tv commercial"
Evoking, or appropriate for, a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery.
That's final; that's the end of the matter (analogous to a period ending a sentence); end of story
Example: "I know you don't want to go to the dentist but your teeth need to be checked, period!"