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Is there a word for start and end of a time period? [closed]
Is there a word used to describe the extremities of an arbitrary time period? The word "weekend" refers to the end of a week, but it's limited to the week and it only describes the end, but not the ...
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Would “pentaminutely” reflect an event that occurs every five minutes?
Would the compound pentaminutely (from penta- and minutely) be correct in describing an event that occurs every five-minutes? Or is there a better word?
Edit: For clarity, I'm looking to name an ...
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Generic time range word
I am looking for a word that can replace idioms like daily or monthly, but has the same meaning, and it's generic.
By example, if I want to describe my pocket money, I can say I have a daily amount, ...
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What is a word that means “a span of six months”?
Is there a word that means "a span of six months"? That is, I want to connote a stretch of time that lasts half a year, not an event that happens every six months.
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What do you call “one hundredth of a second”?
As in:
He broke the world record of 14.05
I tried searching Wikipedia and ended up with centisecond. It sounds so scientific. What is it called in colloquial English?
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Is there a word that means near-daily?
I am trying to write a document that describes the frequency with which we perform a task. It is usually done daily, however I don't want to be tied to having to do it daily. Is there a more ...
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Outmoded word for “next Tuesday”
I am writing an email and wanted to refer to this coming Tuesday. The phrase "Tuesday est" popped into my mind (something Miss Marple might have said) but when I googled it I could find no reference. ...
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What to call the collective parts of a day?
Millennia are made of centuries and decades, centuries of decades and years. Years are months, months of weeks, but not precisely. Days are made of hours, but what do we call the several imprecise ...
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Is there a generic word in English that means “through time”?
I know "temporal" means "to do with time", but I'm looking specifically for a term that means "spanning time" or "over time". Not necessarily all time, as "eternal" would mean, nor do I want to ...
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Is there a term to describe an event which happens every 18 months?
Obviously every year is annual. Every two years is biennial. Does the English language have a term for every 18 months?
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Word for “distance in time”
I need the correct English word for the German expression (zeitlicher) Abstand. Abstand means "distance", and zeitlich means "in time".
The "distance" between building maintenance dates is about ...
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Is there a single word for a “unit of time”?
If I were to have a text box for someone to enter an integer and dropdown list from which my user would select day(s), hour(s), minute(s) or second(s), is there a single word that would describe what ...
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Is there a version of brunch for a meal between dinner and lunch?
Brunch has become quite a common word in the English language. Is there a similar word for a meal in place of dinner and lunch? (A phrase will also do).
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How to name a 15-minute period?
In Dutch, we have the word "kwartier" to denote a 15-minute period. It is derived from the word "kwart", which means quarter. It is very common to use this word in both spoken and written language.
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