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reign vs historic period

historic period vs reign

reign and historic period both are nouns.

reign is a verb but historic period is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reign Yes No Yes No
historic period Yes No No No
As nouns, historic period is a hypernym of reign; that is, historic period is a word with a broader meaning than reign:
  • reign: the period during which a monarch is sovereign
  • historic period: an era of history having some distinctive feature
Other hypernyms of reign include age.
reign (noun) historic period (noun)
royal authority; the dominion of a monarch an era of history having some distinctive feature
the period during which a monarch is sovereign
a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
reign (verb) historic period (verb)
have sovereign power
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
Difference between reign and historic period

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