Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
- 1950s
- the decade from 1950 to 1959
- run
- the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation
- kHz
- one thousand periods per second
- float
- the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- silver age
- (classical mythology) the second age of the world, characterized by opulence and irreligion; by extension, a period secondary in achievement to a golden age
- adulthood
- the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
- rag week
- a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
- holy day of obligation
- a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion
- microsecond
- one millionth (10^-6) of a second; one thousandth of a millisecond
- tierce
- the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
- Silurian period
- from 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animals
- Saphar
- the second month of the Islamic calendar
- Robert E Lee's Birthday
- celebrated in southern United States
- calendar week
- a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday
- Purim
- (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman
- Pleistocene epoch
- from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution
- Michaelmas Day
- honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
- Central Standard Time
- standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States
- Candlemas Day
- feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland
- mid-sixties
- the time of life between 60 and 70
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