phase of the moon vs period

period vs phase of the moon

phase of the moon and period both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
phase of the moon	Yes	No	No	No
period	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, period is a hypernym of phase of the moon; that is, period is a word with a broader meaning than phase of the moon:

phase of the moon: a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance
period: an amount of time

Other hypernyms of phase of the moon include phase, period of time, time period.

phase of the moon (noun)	period (noun)
a time when the Moon presents a particular recurring appearance	a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
	the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
	an amount of time
	the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
	a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
	the end or completion of something
	(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games

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