Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

evensong

the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays

 

holy day of obligation

a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion

 

Paleolithic Age

second part of the Stone Age beginning about 750,000 to 500,000 years BC and lasting until the end of the last ice age about 8,500 years BC

 

All Saints' Day

a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835

 

kHz

one thousand periods per second

 

attendance

the frequency with which a person is present

 

rag

a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

 

ESR

the rate at which red blood cells settle out in a tube of blood under standardized conditions; a high rate usually indicates the presence of inflammation

 

Discovery Day

a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus

 

maiden

(cricket) an over in which no runs are scored

 

Bronze Age

(archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons

 

deep

the central and most intense or profound part

 

childhood

the time of person's life when they are a child

 

Thammuz

the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July)

 

ROI

(corporate finance) the amount, expressed as a percentage, that is earned on a company's total capital calculated by dividing the total capital into earnings before interest, taxes, or dividends are paid

 

outing

a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering

 

lunar year

a period of 12 lunar months

 

sidereal month

period between successive conjunctions with a star, 27.322 days

 

moment of truth

a crucial moment on which much depends

 

Mohammedan calendar

the lunar calendar used by Muslims; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Muslim year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years