Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

trimester
a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided
 
mph
a speedometer reading for the momentary rate of travel
 
May
the month following April and preceding June
 
Mother's Day
second Sunday in May
 
past
a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret)
 
Jurassic period
from 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers
 
midterm
middle of an academic term or a political term in office
 
Adar Sheni
included seven times in every 19 years
 
evening shift
the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)
 
wpm
the rate at which words are produced (as in speaking or typing)
 
15 August 1945
the date of Allied victory over Japan, World War II
 
Solemnity of Mary
(Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation
 
mph
the ratio of the distance traveled (in miles) to the time spent traveling (in hours)
 
Corpus Christi
Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246
 
round
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
 
Victoria Day
a public holiday in Canada on the Monday on or before May 24th
 
New Style calendar
the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Gregory XIII in 1582 to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
 
lactation
the period following birth during which milk is secreted
 
period
the end or completion of something
 
rev
rate of revolution of a motor
 
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