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Proterosaurus :: Proterosaurus (n.) An extinct genus of reptiles of the Permian period. Called also Protosaurus.

Devonian :: Devonian (a.) Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the Devonian rocks, period, or system..

Decennary :: Decennary (n.) A period of ten years.

Waking :: Waking (n.) The act of waking, or the state or period of being awake..

Megrim :: Megrim (n.) A kind of sick or nevrous headache, usually periodical and confined to one side of the head..

Ventriculite :: Ventriculite (n.) Any one of numerous species of siliceous fossil sponges belonging to Ventriculites and allied genera, characteristic of the Cretaceous period..

Tertiary :: Tertiary (n.) The Tertiary era, period, or formation..

Week :: Week (n.) A period of seven days, usually that reckoned from one Sabbath or Sunday to the next..

Spell :: Spell (n.) The time during which one person or gang works until relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time, whether a few hours, days, or weeks..

Heliostat :: Heliostat (n.) An instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, by which a sunbeam is made apparently stationary, by being steadily directed to one spot during the whole of its diurnal period; also, a geodetic heliotrope..

Perpetuity :: Perpetuity (n.) The quality or condition of an estate by which it becomes inalienable, either perpetually or for a very long period; also, the estate itself so modified or perpetuated..

Semicentennial :: Semicentennial (a.) Of or pertaining to half of a century, or a period of fifty years; as, a semicentennial commemoration..

Snatch :: Snatch (n.) A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding after a shower..

Author :: Author (n.) The editor of a periodical.

Millennium :: Millennium (n.) A thousand years; especially, the thousand years mentioned in the twentieth chapter in the twentieth chapter of Revelation, during which holiness is to be triumphant throughout the world. Some believe that, during this period, Christ will reign on earth in person with his saints..

Coeval :: Coeval (n.) Of the same age; existing during the same period of time, especially time long and remote; -- usually followed by with..

Close :: Close (v. i.) To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate closed at six o'clock..

Monsoon :: Monsoon (n.) A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December..

Term :: Term (n.) A fixed period of time; a prescribed duratio.

Decade :: Decade (n.) A group or division of ten; esp., a period of ten years; a decennium; as, a decade of years or days; a decade of soldiers; the second decade of Livy..

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