Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

school day
any day on which school is in session
 
Christmas Day
a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
 
hard times
a time of difficulty
 
youth
the time of life between childhood and maturity
 
Iyyar
the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May)
 
Cinco de Mayo
the fifth of May which is observed in Mexico and Mexican-American communities in the United States to commemorate the Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla in 1862
 
Fructidor
twelfth month of the Revolutionary calendar (August and September); the month of fruit
 
decennary
a period of 10 years
 
pace
the rate of some repeating event
 
compensatory time
time off that is granted to a worker as compensation for working overtime
 
furlough
a temporary leave of absence from military duty
 
Bronze Age
(archeology) a period between the Stone and Iron Ages, characterized by the manufacture and use of bronze tools and weapons
 
Rosh Chodesh
(Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy
 
last quarter
the last fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth
 
refractory period
(neurology) the time after a neuron fires or a muscle fiber contracts during which a stimulus will not evoke a response
 
Septuagesima Sunday
the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter)
 
lifetime
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
 
1780s
the decade from 1780 to 1789
 
Ascension of the Lord
(Christianity) celebration of the Ascension of Christ into heaven; observed on the 40th day after Easter
 
time of life
a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
 
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