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quarter vs period

period vs quarter

quarter and period both are nouns.

quarter is a verb but period is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
quarter Yes No Yes No
period Yes No No No
As nouns, period is a hypernym of quarter; that is, period is a word with a broader meaning than quarter:
  • quarter: a fourth part of a year; three months
  • period: an amount of time
Other hypernyms of quarter include period of time, time period.
quarter (noun) period (noun)
clemency or mercy shown to a defeated opponent a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
the rear part of a ship the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
piece of leather that comprises the part of a shoe or boot covering the heel and joining the vamp an amount of time
a district of a city having some distinguishing character the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
an unspecified person a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
a United States or Canadian coin worth one fourth of a dollar the end or completion of something
one of four equal parts (ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
a quarter of a hundredweight (25 pounds)
a quarter of a hundredweight (28 pounds)
one of the four major division of the compass
one of four periods into which the school year is divided
(football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided
a fourth part of a year; three months
a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour
quarter (verb) period (verb)
divide by four; divide into quarters
divide into quarters
pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him
provide housing for (military personnel)
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