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FIRST PERIOD

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does first period mean? 

FIRST PERIOD (noun)
  The noun FIRST PERIOD has 1 sense:

1. the first division into which the play of a game is dividedplay

  Familiarity information: FIRST PERIOD used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FIRST PERIOD (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The first division into which the play of a game is divided

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("first period" is a kind of...):

division; part; section (one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole)

Holonyms ("first period" is a part of...):

period of play; play; playing period ((in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds)


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