#time_period__period__period_of_time  an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of his recovery"
  supertype:  time_measure (pm)  fundamental_quantity
  instance:  Bronze_Age  Iron_Age  Stone_Age  Eolithic_Age  Paleolithic_Age  Mesolithic_Age  Neolithic_Age
  equal:  moment (pm)
  subtype:  time_frame  a time period during which something occurs or is expected to occur; "an agreement can be reached in a reasonably short time frame"
  subtype:  hours.time_period__hour  an indefinite period of time; "they talked for hours"
  subtype:  downtime  a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is not operating (especially as a result of malfunctions)
  subtype:  uptime  a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use
  subtype:  work_time  a time period when you are required to work
     subtype:  hours  a period of time assigned for work; "they work long hours"
        subtype:  work_shift__shift__duty_period  the time period during which you are at work
           subtype:  spell__go__tour__turn  a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
           subtype:  trick.work_shift  a period of work or duty
           subtype:  watch.work_shift  a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
              subtype:  dogwatch  either of two short watches: from 4-6 pm or 6-8 pm
              subtype:  graveyard_watch__graveyardwatch__middle_watch__midwatch__night_watch__nightwatch  a watch during the night (as from midnight to 8 a.m.)
           subtype:  day_shift__dayshift  the work shift during the day (as 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.)
           subtype:  swing_shift__swingshift__evening_shift__eveningshift  the work shift during the evening (as 4 p.m. to midnight)
           subtype:  graveyard_shift__graveyardshift__night_shift__nightshift  the work shift during the night (as midnight to 8 a.m.)
           subtype:  split_shift__splitshift  a working shift divided into two periods of time with several hours in between
     subtype:  workweek__week  hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week"
     subtype:  day.work_time  the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working); "my day began early this morning"; "it was a busy day on the stock exchange"; "she called it a day and went to bed"
        subtype:  workday__working_day__workingday  the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage; "they work an 8-hour day"
     subtype:  overtime  work done in addition to regular working hours
     subtype:  turnaround_time__turnaround  time need to prepare a vessel or ship for a return trip
  subtype:  time_off  a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral"
     subtype:  spare_time__sparetime__free_time  time when you are free to do things that you enjoy
     subtype:  day_off__dayoff  a day when you are not required to work; "Thursday is his day off"
     subtype:  leisure_time__leisuretime__leisure  time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"
        subtype:  free_time__spare_time__sparetime  to that is free for leisure activities
        subtype:  vacation.leisure_time__holiday  leisure time away from work; devoted to rest or pleasure
           subtype:  vac  British informal term
           subtype:  outing__field_day__fieldday__picnic  a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
           subtype:  honeymoon  a holiday taken by a newly married couple
           subtype:  paid_vacation  a vacation from work by an employee with pay granted
        subtype:  playtime__playday  time for play or diversion
     subtype:  leave_of_absence__leave  the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"
        subtype:  furlough  a temporary leave of absence from military duty
        subtype:  pass.leave_of_absence__pas  (military) a written leave of absence; "he had a pass for three days"
        subtype:  compassionate_leave__compassionateleave  (military) granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death
        subtype:  sabbatical_leave__sabbatical  a leave usually taken every seventh year
           subtype:  sabbatical_year__sabbaticalyear  a sabbatical leave lasting one year
        subtype:  shore_leave__shoreleave__liberty  leave granted to a sailor or naval officer
        subtype:  sick_leave  a leave of absence from work because of illness
        subtype:  terminal_leave  final leave before discharge from military service
  subtype:  travel_time  a period of time spent traveling; "workers were not paid for their travel time between home and factory"
  subtype:  indefinite_time_period__time  an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time"
     subtype:  particular_day__day  a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"
        subtype:  tomorrow  the day after today; "what are our tasks for tomorrow?"
        subtype:  today.mean_solar_day  the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); "Today is beautiful"; "did you see today's newspaper?"
        subtype:  yesterday  the day immediately before today; "it was in yesterday's newspapers"
        subtype:  morrow  the next day; "whenever he arrives she leaves on the morrow"
        subtype:  eve  the day before; "he always arrives on the eve of her departure"
        subtype:  Admission_Day  in some states of the United States: a legal holiday commemorating the day the state was admitted to the Union
        subtype:  Arbor_Day  a day designated for planting trees
        subtype:  commencement_day__degree_day  the day on which university degrees are conferred
        subtype:  Guy_Fawkes_Day__November_5  British; anniversary of the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot; effigies of Guy Fawkes are burned in England on Guy Fawkes Day
        subtype:  Inauguration_Day__January_20  the day designated for inauguration of the United States President
        subtype:  leap_day__bissextile_day__February_29  the name of the day that is added during a leap year
        subtype:  day_of_the_month__date  the specified day of the month; "what is the date today?"
           subtype:  maturity_date__maturity__due_date__duedate  the date on which a financial obligation must be repaid
           subtype:  birthday  an anniversary of the day on which a person was born
           instance:  D-day__6_June_1944
        subtype:  particular_date  a particular day specified as the time something will happen; "the date of the election is set by law"
           subtype:  rain_date  an alternative date set for some outdoor event in case it rains on the appointed date; "the rain date for the picnic will be the following Sunday"
        subtype:  V-day__Victory_Day  the day of a victory
           instance:  V-E_Day__8_May_1945  V-J_Day__15August_1945
        subtype:  rag_day__ragday  (British) a day on which university students hold a rag
        subtype:  red-letter_day  a memorably happy or noteworthy day
        subtype:  day_of_reckoning  day when the consequences of misdeeds are felt
        subtype:  off-day__offday  a day when things go poorly; "I guess this is one of my off-days"
        subtype:  payday  the day on which you receive pay for your work
        subtype:  polling_day__pollingday__election_day  the day appointed for an election; in the United States it is the 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November
        subtype:  athletic_field_day__field_day__fieldday  a day for outdoor athletic competition
        subtype:  military_field_day__field_day__fieldday  (military) a day for military exercises and display
        subtype:  ides  in the Roman calendar: the 15th of March or May or July or October or the 13th of any other month
        subtype:  market_day  a fixed day for holding a public market
        subtype:  Walpurgis_Night  eve of May Day
        subtype:  New_Year's_Eve__December_31  the last day of the year
           subtype:  Hogmanay  New Year's Eve in Scotland
        subtype:  Robert_E_Lee's_Birthday__Robert_E_Lee_Day__Lee's_Birthday__January_19  celebrated in southern United States
        subtype:  Tet  Vietnamese New Year; observed for 3 days after the 1st full moon after January 20th
        subtype:  holiday  a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
           subtype:  half-holiday  a day on which half is free from work or duty
           subtype:  religious_holiday__religiousholiday__holy_day  a day specified for religious observance
              subtype:  fast_day  a day designated for fasting
              subtype:  feast_day__feastday__fete_day  a day designated for feasting
              subtype:  Christian_holy_day  a religious holiday for Christians
                 subtype:  quarter_day__quarterday  a Christian holy day; (Britain) one of four specified days when certain payments are due
                    subtype:  Martinmas__St_Martin's_Day__November_11  the feast of Saint Martin; a quarter day in Scotland
                    subtype:  Annunciation_Day__Annunciation__Lady_Day__March_25  a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
                    subtype:  Michaelmas_Day__Michaelmas__September_29  honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
                    subtype:  Candlemas_Day__Candlemas__Feb_2  feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland
                    subtype:  Lammas_Day__Lammas__August_1  commemorates Saint Peter's miraculous deliverance from prison; a quarter day in Scotland; a harvest festival in England
                    subtype:  Christmas_Day__Christmas__Xmas__Dec_25  a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
                    subtype:  Midsummer_Day__Midsummer's_Day__St_John's_Day__June_24  a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
                    subtype:  Pentecost__Whitsunday  seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland
                 subtype:  holy_day_of_obligation  a day when Catholics must attend Mass and refrain from servile work, and Episcopalians must take Communion
                    subtype:  Solemnity_of_Mary__January_1  (Roman Catholic) a holy day of obligation
                    subtype:  Ascension_of_the_Lord__Ascension__Ascension_Day  the 40th day after Easter; celebrates the Ascension of Christ into heaven
                    subtype:  Assumption_of_Mary__Assumption__August_15  celebration of the Virgin Mary's being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended
                    subtype:  All_Saints'_Day__Allhallows__November_1__Hallowmas__Hallowmass  a Christian feast day honoring all the saints; first observed in 835
                    subtype:  December_8__Immaculate_Conception  Roman Catholic holy day first celebrated in 1854
                    subtype:  Christmas_Day__Christmas__Xmas__Dec_25  a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
                 subtype:  Saint_Agnes's_Eve__January_20  a Christian holy day
                 subtype:  Easter_Sunday__Easter_Day  the day (in March or April) on which the festival of Easter is celebrated
                 subtype:  Palm_Sunday  Sunday before Easter
                 subtype:  Passion_Sunday  second Sunday before Easter
                 subtype:  Good_Friday  Friday before Easter
                 subtype:  Low_Sunday  the Sunday following Easter
                 subtype:  Holy_Saturday  the Saturday before Easter; the last day of Lent
                 subtype:  Holy_Innocents'_Day__Innocents'_Day  December 28, commemorating Herod's slaughter of the children of Bethlehem
                 subtype:  Septuagesima_Sunday__Septuagesima  the 3rd Sunday before Lent (or the 9th before Easter)
                 subtype:  Quinquagesima_Sunday__Quinquagesima  the Sunday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent)
                 subtype:  Quadragesima__Quadrigesima_Sunday  the first Sunday in Lent
                 subtype:  Trinity_Sunday  eighth Sunday after Easter
                 subtype:  Rogation_Day  one of the three days before Ascension Day; observed by some Christians as days of supplication
                 subtype:  Maundy_Thursday__Holy_Thursday  the Thursday before Easter; commemorates the Last Supper
                 subtype:  Corpus_Christi.Christian_holy_day__corpuschristi  Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246
                 subtype:  Saints_Peter_and_Paul__June_29  first celebrated in the 3rd century
                 subtype:  Epiphany_of_Our_Lord__Epiphany__Twelfth_day__Three_Kings'_Day__January_6  twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
                 subtype:  Saint_Joseph__St_Joseph__March_19  a Christian holy day
                 subtype:  Twelfth_night  eve of Twelfth day; evening of January 5
                 subtype:  All_Souls'_Day__November_2  a day of supplication for all the souls in purgatory
                 subtype:  Ash_Wednesday  the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance
                 subtype:  Ember_Day  a day set aside for fasting and prayer
                 subtype:  Advent_Sunday  the first of four Sundays of Advent
                 subtype:  Mardi_Gras__Shrove_Tuesday__pancake_day  the last day before Lent
              subtype:  Jewish_holy_day  a religious holiday for Jews
                 subtype:  Rosh_Hodesh__Rosh_Chodesh  (Judaism) the beginning of each month in the Jewish calendar; marked by a special liturgy
                 subtype:  high_holy_day__high_holiday  Jewish holy days observed with particular solemnity
                    subtype:  Rosh_Hashanah__Rosh_Hashana__Rosh_Hashonah__Rosh_Hashona__Jewish_New_Year  (Judaism) a solemn Jewish fast day celebrated on the 1st or 1st and 2nd of Tishri; noted for the blowing of the shofar
                    subtype:  Yom_Kippur__Day_of_Atonement  (Judaism) a solemn Jewish fast day; 10th of Tishri; its observance is one of the requirements of the Mosaic Law
                 subtype:  Purim  (Judaism) a Jewish holy day commemorating their deliverance from massacre by Haman
                 subtype:  Succos__Sukkoth__Feast_of_Booths__Feast_of_Tabernacles__Tabernacles  (Judaism) a Jewish harvest festival
                 subtype:  Shavous__Shabuoth__Shavuoth__Shavuot__Pentecost__Feast_of_Weeks  (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments
                 subtype:  Shimchath_Torah__Simchat_Torah__Simhath_Torah__Simhat_Torah__Simchas_Torah__Rejoicing_over_the_Law__Rejoicing_of_the_Law__Rejoicing_in_the_Law  (Judaism) a Jewish holy day celebrated on the 22nd or 23rd of Tishri to celebrate the completion of the annual cycle of readings of the Torah
                 subtype:  Tishah_b'Av__Tishah_b'Ab__Tisha_b'Av__Tisha_b'Ab__Ninth_of_Av__Ninth_of_Ab__Fast_of_Av__Fast_of_Ab  (Judaism) a Jewish fast day commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem
                 subtype:  Hanukkah__Hanukah__Chanukah__Festival_of_Lights__Feast_of_Lights__Feast_of_Dedication__Feast_of_the_Dedication__feastofthededication  (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem
                 subtype:  Lag_b'Omer  (Judaism) Jewish holy day; the 33rd day after the 2nd day of Passover; the 18th day of Iyar
              subtype:  movable_feast__moveable_feast  a religious holiday that falls on different dates in different years
                 subtype:  Easter  a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
                    subtype:  Pasch__Pascha  an archaic name for Easter or Passover
                 subtype:  Passover__Pesach__Pesah__Feast_of_the_Unleavened_Bread  (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
                    subtype:  Pasch__Pascha  an archaic name for Easter or Passover
           subtype:  Christmas_Eve__Dec_24  the day before Christmas
           subtype:  legal_holiday__national_holiday  authorized by law and limiting work or official business
              subtype:  New_Year's_Day__New_Year's__January_1  the first day of the year
              subtype:  Martin_Luther_King_Jr's_Birthday__Martin_Luther_King_Day  observed on the Monday closest to January 15
              subtype:  Presidents'_Day  (US) the 3rd Monday in February; commemorates both United States Presidents Lincoln and Washington
              subtype:  Memorial_Day__Decoration_Day  U.S., last Monday in May; commemorates the members of the United States armed forces who were killed in war
              subtype:  Independence_Day__Fourth_of_July__July_4  a legal holiday in the United States
              subtype:  Labor_Day  first Monday in September in U.S. and Canada
              subtype:  Columbus_Day__Discovery_Day__October_12  a legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
              subtype:  Christmas_Day__Christmas__Xmas__Dec_25  a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
              subtype:  Boxing_Day  (British) first weekday after Christmas
              subtype:  bank_holiday  any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain
              subtype:  Commonwealth_Day__Empire_day__May_24  British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth
              subtype:  Dominion_Day__July_1  (Canada) a legal holiday commemorating receiving dominion status in 1867
              subtype:  Bastille_Day__July_14__july14  a legal holiday in France celebrating the storming of the Paris Bastille in 1789
              subtype:  Veterans'_Day__Armistice_Day__November_11  US: formerly Armistice Day; called Veterans Day since 1954
              subtype:  Thanksgiving_Day__Thanksgiving  fourth Thursday in November in the United States; second Monday in October in Canada; commemorates a feast held in 1621 by the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians
        subtype:  Groundhog_Day__February_2  (US) if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow there will be 6 more weeks of winter
        subtype:  Lincoln's_Birthday__February_12  (US) the day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered
        subtype:  Valentine_Day__Valentine's_Day__Saint_Valentine's_Day__St_Valentine's_Day__February_14  a day for the exchange of tokens of affection
        subtype:  Washington's_Birthday__February_22  (US) the day on which George Washington is remembered
        subtype:  Texas_Independence_Day__March_2  Texans celebrate the anniversary of Texas' declaration of independence from Mexico in 1836
        subtype:  St_Patrick's_Day__Saint_Patrick's_Day__March_17  a day observed by the Irish to commemorate the patron saint of Ireland
        subtype:  April_Fools'_day__April_Fools'__All_Fools'_day  April 1; celebrated by playing of practical jokes
        subtype:  Pan_American_Day__April_14  a day celebrating political and economic unity among American countries
        subtype:  Patriot's_Day  the 3rd Monday in April; Massachusetts and Maine celebrate the battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775
        subtype:  May_Day__First_of_May__May_1  observed in the United States to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia in honor of labor
        subtype:  Mother's_Day  second Sunday in May
        subtype:  Armed_Forces_Day  the 3rd Saturday in May
        subtype:  Jefferson_Davis'_Birthday__Davis'_Birthday__June_3  celebrated in southern United States
        subtype:  Flag_Day__June_14  commemorating the adoption of the U.S. flag in 1777
        subtype:  Father's_Day  US: third Sunday in June
        subtype:  Citizenship_Day__September_17  celebrated in the United States
        subtype:  American_Indian_Day  US: the 4th Friday in September
        subtype:  United_Nations_Day__October_24  a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations
        subtype:  Halloween__Hallowe'en__Allhallows_Eve  the evening before All Saints' Day; often devoted to pranks played by young people
        subtype:  saint's_day__saint'sday  a day commemorating a saint
           subtype:  name_day  the feast day of a saint whose name one bears
        subtype:  Midsummer_Eve__Midsummer_Night__St_John's_Eve__St_John's_Night__June_23  the night before Midsummer Day
        subtype:  school_day  any day on which school is in session
        subtype:  speech_day  (British) an annual day in the schools when speeches are made and prizes are distributed
        subtype:  washday__washing_day__washingday  a day set aside for doing household laundry
        subtype:  wedding_day__weddingday  the day of a wedding
        subtype:  anniversary__dayofremembrance  the date on which an event occurred in some previous year
           subtype:  birthday  an anniversary of the day on which a person was born
           subtype:  jubilee  a special anniversary
              subtype:  diamond_jubilee__diamondjubilee  an anniversary celebrating the passage of 60 years
              subtype:  silver_jubilee  an anniversary celebrating the passage of 25 years
           subtype:  wedding_anniversary__weddinganniversary  the anniversary of the day on which you were married
              subtype:  silver_wedding_anniversary  the 25th wedding anniversary
              subtype:  golden_wedding_anniversary  the 50th wedding anniversary
              subtype:  diamond_wedding_anniversary__diamondweddinganniversary__diamond_wedding  the 60th wedding anniversary
           subtype:  centennial__centenary  the 100th anniversary
           subtype:  bicentennial__bicentenary  the 200th anniversary
           subtype:  tercentennial__triennial  the 300th anniversary
           subtype:  quatercentennial__quatercentenary  the 400th anniversary
           subtype:  quincentennial__quincentenary  the 500th anniversary
           subtype:  millennium.anniversary  the 1000th anniversary
        instance:  Judgment_Day__Judgement_Day__Day_of_Judgment__Day_of_Judgement__Doomsday__Last_Judgment__Last_Judgement__Last_Day
     subtype:  dead.time  a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense; "the dead of winter"
     subtype:  hard_times  a time of difficulty
     subtype:  wee  (Scottish) a short time; "bide a wee"
     subtype:  while__piece__spell  a period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition; "he was here for a little while"; "I need to rest for a piece"; "a spell of good weather"
     subtype:  moment__minute__second__bit  an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"
        subtype:  blink_of_an_eye__flash__instant__jiffy__split_second__splitsecond__trice__twinkling__wink__New_York_minute  a very short time (as the time it takes to blink once); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
     subtype:  ephemera  something transitory; lasting a day
     subtype:  space_age__spaceage  the age beginning with the first space travel; from 1957 to the present
  subtype:  elapsed_time__elapsedtime  the time that elapses while some event is occurring
     subtype:  one-way_light_time__onewaylighttime__OWLT  the elapsed time it takes for light (or radio signals) to travel between the Earth and a celestial object
     subtype:  round-trip_light_time__RTLT  the elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point
  subtype:  duration__continuance  the period of time during which something continues
     subtype:  clocking  the time taken to traverse a measured course; "it was a world record clocking"
     subtype:  longueur  a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)
     subtype:  residence_time__residencetime  the period of time spent in a particular place
     subtype:  span  the complete duration of something; "the job was finished in the span of an hour"
        subtype:  attention_span__attentionspan  the length of time you can concentrate on some idea or activity
     subtype:  stretch.duration__stint  an unbroken period of time during which you do something; "there were stretches of boredom"; "he did a stretch in the federal penitentiary"
     subtype:  time_scale  an arrangement of events used as a measure of duration; "on the geological time scale mankind has existed but for a brief moment"
        subtype:  extended_time_scale__slow_time_scale  (in simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is greater than one
        subtype:  fast_time_scale  (in simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than one
     subtype:  time_value__value__note_value  (music) the relative duration of a musical note
     subtype:  rule.duration  the duration of a monarch's or government's power; "during the rule of Elizabeth"
        instance:  Regency
  subtype:  calendar_week__week  a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday
  subtype:  field_day__fieldday  a time of unusual pleasure and success
  subtype:  lifetime__life__lifespan  the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death); "the battery had a short life"; "he lived a long and happy life"
     subtype:  afterlife__hereafter  life after death
        subtype:  immortality.afterlife  perpetual life after death
  subtype:  elapsed_period_from_birth__life  the period between birth and the present time; "I have known him all his life"
  subtype:  period_from_birth_to_death__life  the period from the present until death; "he appointed himself emperor for life"
     subtype:  days__years__year  the time during which someone's life continues; "the monarch's last days"; "in his final years"
  subtype:  millennium  a span of 1000 years
  subtype:  bimillennium__bimillenary  a span of 2000 years
  subtype:  past  a earlier period in someone's life (especially one that they have reason to keep secret); "reporters dug into the candidate's past"
  subtype:  shelf_life__shelflife  the length of time a packaged food or drug will last without deteriorating
  subtype:  puerperium  time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved; "a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium"
  subtype:  time_of_life  a period of time during which a person is normally in a particular life state
     subtype:  period.time_of_life  a time of life characterized as a distinct phase; "Picasso's blue period"; "it was the happy period of my life"
     subtype:  eld__age  a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises; "she was now of school age"; "tall for his eld"
        subtype:  age_of_consent  the minimum age for marrying without parental consent or the minimum age for consensual sexual relations; intercourse at an earlier age can result in a charge of assault or statutory rape; the age differs in different states of the Union
        subtype:  legal_age__legalage__majority  the age at which a person is considered competent to manage their own affairs
        subtype:  minority_age__nonage__minority  any age prior to the legal age
        subtype:  drinking_age  the age at which is legal for a person to buy alcoholic beverages
        subtype:  voting_age  the age at which a person is old enough to vote in public elections
     subtype:  neonatal_period  the first 28 days of life
     subtype:  early_childhood__earlychildhood__infancy  the early stage of growth or development
     subtype:  childhood  the time of person's life when they are a child
        subtype:  girlhood__maidenhood__maidhood  the childhood of a girl
        subtype:  boyhood  the childhood of a boy
     subtype:  schooldays__schooltime  the time of life when you are going to school
     subtype:  youth  the time of life between childhood and maturity
     subtype:  adolescence  the time period between the beginning of puberty and adulthood
     subtype:  prepuberty  a period of two years immediately prior to the onset of puberty when growth and changes leading to sexual maturity occur
     subtype:  puberty  the time of life when sex glands become functional
     subtype:  teens__teen  the time of life between the ages of 12 and 20
     subtype:  mid-twenties__twenties  the time of life between 20 and 30
     subtype:  mid-thirties__thirties__thirty-something  the time of life between 30 and 40
     subtype:  mid-forties__midfortie__forties__fortie  the time of life between 40 and 50
     subtype:  mid-fifties__midfiftie__fifties__fiftie  the time of life between 50 and 60
     subtype:  mid-sixties__midsixtie__sixties__sixtie  the time of life between 60 and 70
     subtype:  mid-seventies__seventies__seventie  the time of life between 70 and 80
     subtype:  mid-eighties__eighties  the time of life between 80 and 90
     subtype:  mid-nineties__nineties  the time of life between 90 and 100
     subtype:  bloom_of_youth__bloom  the best time of youth
     subtype:  maturity__adulthood  the period of time in your life after your physical growth has stopped and you are fully developed
        subtype:  prime_of_life__prime  the time of maturity when power and vigor are greatest
     subtype:  bachelorhood.time_of_life  the time of a man's life prior to marriage
     subtype:  middle_age  the time of life between youth and old age (e.g., between 40 and 60 years of age)
     subtype:  widowhood  the time of a woman's life when she is a widow
     subtype:  old_age__oldage__years__year__age__eld__geezerhood  late time of life; "old age is not for sissies," "he's showing his years"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"
        subtype:  dotage__second_childhood__senility  mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
     subtype:  deathbed  the last few hours before death
  subtype:  calendar_day__civil_day__civilday  a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
     subtype:  particular_day__day  a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day"
     subtype:  day_of_the_week__day  any one of the seven days in a week
        subtype:  rest_day__day_of_rest  a day set aside for rest
           subtype:  Sabbath  a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
           subtype:  Sunday__Lord's_Day__Sun  first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
        subtype:  weekday  any day except Sunday
           subtype:  work_day__workday__working_day__workingday  a day on which work is done
           subtype:  feria  a weekday on which no feast is celebrated
           subtype:  Saturday__Sat  the seventh and last day of the week; the Jewish Sabbath
           subtype:  workday
              subtype:  Monday__Mon  the second day of the week; the first working day
                 subtype:  Whitmonday__Whitsun_Monday  the day after Whitsunday; a legal holiday in England and Wales and Ireland
              subtype:  Tuesday__Tue__Tues  the third day of the week; the second working day
                 subtype:  Whit-Tuesday__Whitsun_Tuesday  the day after Whitmonday
              subtype:  Wednesday__Wed  the fourth day of the week; the third working day
              subtype:  Thursday__Th__Thu  the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
              subtype:  Friday__Fri  the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
        subtype:  weekend_day
           subtype:  Saturday__Sat  the seventh and last day of the week; the Jewish Sabbath
           subtype:  Sunday__Lord's_Day__Sun  first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
  subtype:  festival  a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
     subtype:  religious_festival__religiousfestival__church_festival  a festival having religious significance
        subtype:  octave  a feast day and the seven days following it
  subtype:  daytime__day  the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime"
     subtype:  afternoon  the part of the day between noon and evening; "he spent a quiet afternoon in the park"
     subtype:  midafternoon  the middle part of the afternoon
     subtype:  eventide__evening__eve  the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall); "he enjoyed the evening light across the lake"
        subtype:  guest_night__guestnight  (British) an evening when members of a club or college can bring their friends as guests
  subtype:  morning_time__morningtime__morn__forenoon  the time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands"
  subtype:  nighttime__dark  the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
     subtype:  weeknight  any night of the week except Saturday or Sunday
     subtype:  wedding_night__weddingnight  the night after the wedding when bride and groom sleep together
  subtype:  night  the time between sunset and midnight; "he watched television every night"
  subtype:  night.time_period  the period spent sleeping; "I had a restless night"
  subtype:  period_of_ignorance__night  a period of ignorance or backwardness or gloom
  subtype:  eve.time_period  the period immediately before something; "on the eve of the French Revolution"
  subtype:  evening  the early part of night (from dinner until bedtime) spent in a special way; "an evening at the opera"
  subtype:  week__hebdomad  any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week"
     subtype:  week_from_Monday  (informal) a time period of a week or more; "a week from Monday will be too soon!"
     subtype:  rag.week  (British) a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities
     subtype:  Holy_Week__Passion_Week  the week before Easter
     subtype:  shiva__shivah__shibah  (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close relative; "the family is sitting shiva"
  subtype:  fortnight__two_weeks__twoweek  a period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight"
  subtype:  weekend  usually Friday night through Sunday
  subtype:  point_in_time__point  a very short period of time; "at that point I had to leave"
     subtype:  distance.point_in_time  a remote point in time; "if that happens it will be at some distance in the future"; "at a distance of ten years he had forgotten many of the details"
     subtype:  particular_but_unspecified_date  a particular but unspecified point in time; "they hoped to get together at an early date"
     subtype:  deadline  the point in time at which something must be completed
        subtype:  curfew.deadline  the time that the curfew signal is sounded
     subtype:  arrival_time__arrivaltime__time_of_arrival  the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to arrive at a given destination
     subtype:  departure_time__departuretime__time_of_departure  the time at which a public conveyance is scheduled to depart from a given point of origin
        subtype:  checkout_time__checkout  the latest time for vacating a hotel room; "the checkout here is 12 noon"
     subtype:  midterm  middle of an academic term or a political term in office
     subtype:  full_term.gestation__fullterm__term  the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term"
     subtype:  midterm.gestation  the middle of the gestation period
     subtype:  instant__moment__minute__second  a particular point in time; "the moment he arrived the party began"
        subtype:  culmination  the decisive moment in a novel or play; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
        subtype:  moment_of_truth  a crucial moment on which much depends
        subtype:  moment_of_truth.instant__momentoftruth  the moment in a bullfight when the matador kills the bull
        subtype:  pinpoint  a very brief moment; "they were strangers sharing a pinpoint of time together"
        subtype:  time.instant  a suitable moment; "it is time to go"
           subtype:  high_time  the latest possible moment; "it is high time you went to work"
           subtype:  occasion.time  the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
        subtype:  psychological_moment__psychologicalmoment  the most appropriate time for achieving a desired effect
     subtype:  outset__beginning__commencement__first__start__kickoff__starting_time__offset  the time at which something begins; "They got an early start"
        subtype:  birth.time  the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child" or "his election signaled the birth of a new age"
           subtype:  cradle.birth  birth of a person; "he was taught from the cradle never to cry"
        subtype:  incipiency__incipience  beginning to exist or to be apparent; "he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850"; "it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency"
        subtype:  terminus_a_quo__starting_point  earliest limiting point
        subtype:  threshold  the starting point for a new state or experience; "on the threshold of manhood"
     subtype:  middle.point_in_time  time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period: "the middle of the war"; "rain during the middle of April"
        subtype:  deep.middle  the central and most intense or profound part; "in the deep of night"; "in the deep of winter"
     subtype:  end.point_in_time__ending  the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
        subtype:  death.end  the end of life; continuing until dead; "he bled to death"; "a struggle to the last"
        subtype:  dying__death  the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
           subtype:  grave  death of a person; "he went to his grave without forgiving me"; "from cradle to grave"
        subtype:  period.end  the end or completion of something; "death put a period to his endeavors"; "a change soon put a period to my tranquility"
        subtype:  year-end  the end of a calendar year; "he had to unload the merchandise before the year-end"
        subtype:  stopping_point__finale__finis__fini__finish__last__conclusion__close  the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
        subtype:  cease  (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
        subtype:  fag_end.end__fagend__tail__tail_end  the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"
        subtype:  expiry__termination__expiration  a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license"
        subtype:  terminus_ad_quem__terminal_point__limit  final or latest limiting point
     subtype:  phase_angle__phaseangle__phase  a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle
     subtype:  then  that time; that moment; "we will arrive before then"; "we were friends from then on"
  subtype:  Indian_summer__Saint_Martin's_summer  a period of unusually warm weather in the autumn
  subtype:  year.time_period  the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
     subtype:  anomalistic_year__anomalisticyear  time of the earth's revolution from perihelion to perihelion again; 365 days and 6 hr and 13 min and 53.1 sec
     subtype:  solar_year__solaryear__tropicalyear__astronomical_year__equinoctial_year__equinoctialyear  the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes
     subtype:  lunar_year__lunaryear  a period of 12 lunar months
     subtype:  sidereal_year  the time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars
  subtype:  schooltime__school  the period of instruction in a school; "stay after school" or "he didn't miss a single day of school"
  subtype:  twelvemonth__yr  a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"
     subtype:  church_year__Christian_year  the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasons
     subtype:  Holy_Year  (Roman Catholic) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years)
     subtype:  New_Year  the calendar year just begun
     subtype:  common_year__365_days  a year that is not a leap year
     subtype:  leap_year__intercalary_year__intercalaryyear__366_days__bissextile_year  in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years not divisible by 400
     subtype:  off_year__offyear  a year in which no major political elections are held
     subtype:  off_year.twelvemonth__offyear  a year in which productivity is low or inferior
     subtype:  calendar_year__calendaryear__civil_year__civilyear  the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar
        subtype:  date  the particular "day/month/year" (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; "he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class"
           subtype:  BC__B.C.__before_Christ  date used in reckoning dates before the supposed year Christ was born; "in 200 BC"
           subtype:  AD__A.D.__anno_Domini  in the year of Our Lord; date used in reckoning dates after the supposed year Christ was born, "in AD 200"
           subtype:  date_of_reference__epoch  (astronomy) the precise date that is the point of reference for which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is referred
     subtype:  fiscal_year__financial_year__financialyear  any accounting period of 12 months
     subtype:  year_of_grace  any year of the Christian era
     subtype:  Y2K  the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar
  subtype:  year  a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"
     subtype:  school_year__academic_year  the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying
  subtype:  semester  half a year; a period of 6 months
  subtype:  bimester  a period of 2 months
  subtype:  Olympiad  one of the 4-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC
  subtype:  lustrum.time_period  a period of five years
  subtype:  decade__decennary__decennium  a period of 10 years
     instance:  1900s__1900  1530s__1530  twenties__1920s__1920  1820s__1820  thirties__1930s__1930  1830s__1830  forties__fortie__1940s__1940  1840s__1840  fifties__fiftie__1950s__1950  1850s__1850  1750s__1750  sixties__sixtie__1960s__1960  1860s__1860  1760s__1760  seventies__seventie__1970s__1970  1870s__1870  1770s__1770  1980s__1980__eighties  eighties__1880s__1880  1780s__1780  1990s__1990__nineties  nineties__1890s__1890  1790s__1790
  subtype:  century  100 years
     subtype:  quattrocento  the 15th century in Renaissance Italian art and literature
  subtype:  half-century  50 years
  subtype:  quarter-century__quartercentury  25 years
  subtype:  quarter.time_period  a fourth part of a year; three months; "unemployment fell during the last quarter"
  subtype:  phase_of_the_moon  a time when the moon presents a particular recurring appearance
     subtype:  new_moon__newmoon__new_phase_of_the_moon  the time at which the moon appears as a narrow waxing crescent
     subtype:  half-moon  the time at which the moon is at first or last quarter when half its face is illuminated
        subtype:  first_quarter  the first fourth of the moon's period of revolution around the Earth
        subtype:  last_quarter  the last fourth of the moon's period of revolution around the Earth
     subtype:  full_moon__full-of-the-moon__full_phase_of_the_moon  the time when the moon is fully illuminated
        subtype:  harvest_moon__harvestmoon  the full moon nearest the September equinox
  subtype:  day.time_period  the period of time taken by a particular planet (e.g. Mars) to make a complete rotation on its axis; "how long is a day on Jupiter?"
     subtype:  lunar_day__lunarday  the period of time taken for the moon to make one full rotation on its axis (about 27.3 sidereal days)
  subtype:  calendar_month__month  one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid the bill last month"
     subtype:  Revolutionary_calendar_month  a month in the French Revolutionary calendar
        subtype:  Vendemiaire  first month of the Revolutionary calendar (September and October); the month of the grape harvest
        subtype:  Brumaire  second month of the Revolutionary calendar (October and November); the month of mist
        subtype:  Frimaire  third month of the Revolutionary calendar (November and December); the frosty month
        subtype:  Nivose  fourth month of the Revolutionary calendar (December and January); the snowy month
        subtype:  Pluviose  fifth month of the Revolutionary calendar (January and February); the rainy month
        subtype:  Ventose  sixth month of the Revolutionary calendar (February and March); the windy month
        subtype:  Germinal  seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds
        subtype:  Floreal  eighth month of the Revolutionary calendar (April and May); the month of flowers
        subtype:  Prairial  ninth month of the Revolutionary calendar (May and June); the month of meadows
        subtype:  Messidor  tenth month of the Revolutionary calendar (June and July); the month of harvest
        subtype:  Thermidor  eleventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (July and August); the month of heat
        subtype:  Fructidor  twelfth month of the Revolutionary calendar (August and September); the month of fruit
     subtype:  Gregorian_calendar_month  a month in the Gregorian calendar
        subtype:  January__Jan  the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
        subtype:  February__Feb  the month following January and preceding March
        subtype:  March__Mar  the month following February and preceding April
        subtype:  April__Apr  the month following March and preceding May
        subtype:  May  the month following April and preceding June
        subtype:  June  the month following May and preceding July
        subtype:  July  the month following June and preceding August
        subtype:  August__Aug  the month following July and preceding September
        subtype:  September__Sep__Sept  the month following August and preceding October
        subtype:  October__Oct  the month following September and preceding November
        subtype:  November__Nov  the month following October and preceding December
        subtype:  December__Dec  the last (12th) month of the year
     subtype:  Jewish_calendar_month  a month in the Jewish calendar
        subtype:  Tishri  the first month of the civil year; the seventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in September and October)
        subtype:  Heshvan  the second month of the civil year; the eighth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in October and November)
        subtype:  Kislev__Chislev  the third month of the civil year; the ninth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in November and December)
        subtype:  Tebet__Tevet  the fourth month of the civil year; the tenth month of the ecclesiastical year (in December and January)
        subtype:  Shebat__Shevat  the fifth month of the civil year: the eleventh month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in January and February)
        subtype:  Adar  the sixth month of the civil year; the twelfth month of the ecclesiastic year in the Jewish calendar (in February and March)
        subtype:  Veadar__Adar_Sheni  included seven times in every 19 years
        subtype:  Nisan__Nissan  the seventh month of the civil year; the first month of the ecclesiastic year (in March and April)
        subtype:  Iyar__Iyyar  the eighth month of the civil year; the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and May)
        subtype:  Sivan__Siwan  the ninth month of the civil year; the third month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in May and June)
        subtype:  Tammuz__Thammuz  the tenth month of the civil year; the fourth month of the ecclesiastic year (in June and July)
        subtype:  Ab__Av  the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
        subtype:  Elul__Ellul  the twelfth month of the civil year; the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in August and September)
     subtype:  Islamic_calendar_month  any lunar month in the Moslem calendar
        subtype:  Muharram  the first month of the Islamic calendar
        subtype:  Safar__Saphar  the second month of the Moslem calendar
        subtype:  Rabi_I  the third month of the Moslem calendar
        subtype:  Rabi_II  the fourth month of the Moslem calendar
        subtype:  Jumada_I  the fifth month of the Moslem calendar
        subtype:  Jumada_II  the sixth month of the Moslem calendar
        subtype:  Rajab  the seventh month of the Moslem calendar
        subtype:  Sha'ban  the eighth month of the Moslem calendar
        subtype:  Ramadan  the ninth month of the Moslem calendar
        subtype:  Shawwal  the tenth month of the Moslem calendar
        subtype:  Dhu'l-Qa'dah  the eleventh month of the Moslem calendar
        subtype:  Dhu'l-Hijja  the twelfth month of the Moslem calendar; has one extra day in leap years
     subtype:  Hindu_calendar_month  any lunisolar month in the Hindu calendar
        subtype:  Chait  the first Hindu calendar month (corresponding to March or April in the Gregorian calendar)
        subtype:  Baisakh  the second month of the Hindu calendar
        subtype:  Jeth  the third month of the Hindu calendar
        subtype:  Asarh  the fourth month of the Hindu calendar
        subtype:  Sawan  the fifth month of the Hindu calendar
        subtype:  Bhadon  the sixth month of the Hindu calendar
        subtype:  Asin  the seventh month of the Hindu calendar
        subtype:  Kartik  the eighth month of the Hindu calendar
        subtype:  Aghan  the ninth month of the Hindu calendar
        subtype:  Pus  the tenth month of the Hindu calendar
        subtype:  Magh  the eleventh month of the Hindu calendar
        subtype:  Phagun  the twelfth month of the Hindu calendar
  subtype:  mid-January  the middle part of January
  subtype:  mid-February  the middle part of February
  subtype:  mid-March  the middle part of March
  subtype:  mid-April  the middle part of April
  subtype:  mid-May  the middle part of May
  subtype:  mid-June  the middle part of June
  subtype:  mid-July  the middle part of July
  subtype:  mid-August  the middle part of August
  subtype:  mid-September  the middle part of September
  subtype:  mid-October  the middle part of October
  subtype:  mid-November  the middle part of November
  subtype:  mid-December  the middle part of December
  subtype:  time_limit  a time period within which something must be done or completed
     subtype:  limitation.time_limit  (in law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought; "statute of limitations"
  subtype:  term.time_period  a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
     subtype:  prison_term__sentence__time  the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned; "he served a prison term of 15 months"; "his sentence was 5 to 10 years"; "he is doing time in the county jail"
        subtype:  hard_time.prison_term__hardtime  a term served in a maximum security prison
     subtype:  school_term__schoolterm__academic_term__academic_session__session  the time during which a school holds classes; "they had to shorten the school term"
        subtype:  summer_school  an academic session during the summer; usually for remedial or supplementary study
        subtype:  semester.school_term  one of two divisions of an academic year
        subtype:  trimester.school_term  one of three divisions of an academic year
        subtype:  quarter.school_term  one of four periods into which the school year is divided; "the fall quarter ends at Christmas"
     subtype:  tenure__term_of_office__incumbency  the term during which some position is held
        subtype:  presidency__presidential_term__administration  the tenure of a president; "things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration"
  subtype:  trimester  a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided
     subtype:  first_trimester__firsttrimester  time period extending from the first day of the last menstrual period through 12 weeks of gestation
     subtype:  second_trimester  time period extending from the 13th to the 27th week of gestation
     subtype:  third_trimester__thirdtrimester  time period extending from the 28th week of gestation until delivery
  subtype:  particular_hour__hour  a special and memorable period; "it was their finest hour"
  subtype:  silly_season__sillyseason  a time usually late summer characterized by exaggerated news stories about frivolous matters for want of real news
  subtype:  Golden_Age  (classical mythology) the first and best age of the world, a time of ideal happiness, prosperity, and innocence; by extension, any flourishing and outstanding period
  subtype:  silver_age  (classical mythology) the second age of the world, characterized by opulence and irreligion; by extension, a period secondary in achievement to a golden age
  subtype:  bronze_age  (classical mythology) the third age of the world, marked by war and violence
  subtype:  iron_age  (classical mythology) the last and worst age of the world
  subtype:  Platonic_year__great_year__greatyear  time required for one complete cycle of the precession of the equinoxes, about 25,800 years
  subtype:  regulation_time  (sports) the normal prescribed duration of a game; "the game was finished in regulation time"
  subtype:  extra_time__extratime__overtime  playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
     subtype:  extra_innings__extrainning  overtime play until one team is ahead at the end of an inning; e.g. baseball
     subtype:  overtime_period  a period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketball
     subtype:  tiebreaker  overtime play in order to break a tie; e.g. tennis and soccer
     subtype:  sudden_death  (sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf
  subtype:  time_of_year__season  one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions; "the regular sequence of the seasons"
     subtype:  harvest_time__harvesttime__harvest  the season for gathering crops
     subtype:  haying_time__haying  the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder
     subtype:  autumn__fall  the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"
     subtype:  springtime__spring  the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year"
     subtype:  summer__summertime  the warmest season of the year; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"
     subtype:  winter__wintertime  the coldest season of the year
     subtype:  rainy_season__rainyseason  one of the two seasons in tropical climates
        subtype:  monsoon.rainy_season  season in S Asia when the SW monsoon blows, bringing heavy rains
     subtype:  dry_season__dryseason  one of the two seasons in tropical climates
  subtype:  dog_days__canicule__canicular_days  the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity
  subtype:  midwinter  the middle of winter
  subtype:  season.time_period  a recurrent time marked by major holidays; "it was the Christmas season"
     subtype:  Michaelmastide  the season of Michaelmas
     subtype:  Lammastide  the season of Lammas (Scotland)
     subtype:  Eastertide  the Easter season
     subtype:  Twelfthtide  the season of Epiphany
     subtype:  Allhallowtide  the season of All Saints' Day
     subtype:  Christmas__Christmastide__Christmastime__Yule__Yuletide__Noel  period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
     subtype:  Advent  the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
     subtype:  Shrovetide  immediately preceding Lent
     subtype:  Lent__Lententide  a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
  subtype:  season  a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field; "he celebrated his 10th season with the ballet company" or "she always looked forward to the avocado season"
     subtype:  growing_season__growingseason  the season during which a crop grows best
     subtype:  seedtime  the time during which seeds should be planted
     subtype:  sheepshearing.season  the time or season when sheep are sheared
     subtype:  holiday_season__holidayseason  a time when many people take holidays
     subtype:  high_season__peak_season  the season when travel is most active and rates are highest; "they traveled to Europe in high season"
     subtype:  off-season__offseason  the season when travel is least active and rates are lowest
     subtype:  preseason  a period prior to the beginning of the regular season which is devoted to training and preparation
        subtype:  spring_training  preseason training during the spring
     subtype:  baseball_season  the season when baseball is played
        subtype:  triple-crown_season  a season of baseball during which a player wins the triple crown
     subtype:  basketball_season  the season when basketball is played
     subtype:  exhibition_season  the time before the regular games begin when football or baseball teams play practice games
     subtype:  fishing_season__fishingseason  the season during which it is legal to catch fish
     subtype:  football_season  the season when football is played
     subtype:  hockey_season  the season when hockey is played
     subtype:  hunting_season__huntingseason  the season during which it is legal to kill a particular species
     subtype:  social_season  the season for major social events
     subtype:  theatrical_season  the season when new plays are produced
     subtype:  Whitsun__Whitsuntide__Whitweek  Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially the first 3 days)
  subtype:  long_time__age__years__year  a prolonged period of time; "we've known each other for ages"; "I haven't been there for years and years"
     subtype:  long  a comparatively long time; "this won't take long"; "they haven't been gone long"
     subtype:  month_of_Sundays  (informal) a time perceived as long; "I hadn't seen him in a month of Sundays"
     subtype:  eon.long_time__aeon  an immeasurably long period of time
     subtype:  blue_moon  (informal) a long time; "something that happens once in blue moon almost never happens"
  subtype:  long_run__long_haul  a period of time sufficient for factors to work themselves out; "in the long run we will win" or "he performed well over the long haul"
  subtype:  drought.time_period  a prolonged shortage
  subtype:  era  a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
     subtype:  age.era  a historic period; "we live in a litigious age"
        instance:  Elizabethan_age  Victorian_age
     subtype:  Christian_Era__Common_Era  the time period beginning with the year of Christ's birth
     subtype:  day.era  an era of existence or influence; "in the day of the dinosaurs"; "in the days of the Roman Empire"; "in the days of sailing ships"; "he was a successful pianist in his day"
     subtype:  historic_period  an era of history having some distinctive feature
        subtype:  antiquity.historic_period  the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
        subtype:  middle_ages__dark_ages  the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
        subtype:  industrial_revolution__technological_revolution__technologicalrevolution  the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation
        subtype:  reign.historic_period  the period during which a monarch is sovereign; "during the reign of Henry VIII"
        subtype:  turn_of_the_century  the period from about 1890 to 1910
        subtype:  New_Deal.historic_period__newdeal  the historic period (1933-1940) in the U.S. during which President Franklin Roosevelt's economic policies were implemented
        subtype:  Reconstruction  the period after the United States Civil War when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union; 1865-1877
        subtype:  Restoration.historic_period__restoration  the reign of Charles II in England; 1660-1685
        instance:  Renaissance  Reign_of_Terror
     subtype:  modern_era  the present or recent times
  subtype:  generation.time_period  the normal time between successive generations; "they had to wait a generation for that prejudice to fade"
  subtype:  prehistory  the time during human development before the appearance of the written word
  subtype:  reign  a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful; "he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"
     subtype:  reign_of_terror  any period of brutal suppression resembling the French Reign of Terror
  subtype:  early_days__youth  an early period of development; "during the youth of the project"
  subtype:  dawn.time_period  an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
  subtype:  evening.time_period  a later concluding time period; "it was the evening of the Roman Empire"
  subtype:  sufficient_time_period__time  a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"
  subtype:  sleep.time_period__nap  a period of time spent sleeping; "he felt better after a little sleep"; "a brief nap"
     subtype:  beauty_sleep  sleep before midnight
     subtype:  kip.sleep  (British) sleep; "roused him from his kip"
  subtype:  term_of_a_contract__lease  the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect
  subtype:  half_life__half-life  the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)
  subtype:  lunar_time_period__tide  there are usually two high and two low tides each day
  subtype:  phase.time_period__stage  any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
     subtype:  diakinesis  the final stage of the prophase of meiosis
     subtype:  diplotene  the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis
     subtype:  leptotene  the first stage of the prophase of meiosis
     subtype:  pachytene  the third stage of the prophase of meiosis
     subtype:  phase_of_cell_division  a stage in meiosis or mitosis
        subtype:  anaphase  the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
        subtype:  metaphase  the second stage of mitosis
        subtype:  metaphase.phase_of_cell_division  the second stage of meiosis
        subtype:  prophase  the first stage of mitosis
        subtype:  prophase.phase_of_cell_division  the first stage of meiosis
        subtype:  telophase  the final stage of mitosis
        subtype:  telophase.phase_of_cell_division  the final stage of meiosis when the chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
     subtype:  zygotene  the second stage of the prophase of meiosis
     subtype:  anal_stage__anal_phase  (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned
     subtype:  genital_stage__genitalstage__genital_phase  (psychoanalysis) the fifth sexual and social stage in a person's development occurring during adolescence; interest focuses on sexual activity
     subtype:  latency_stage__latencystage__latency_phase__latencyphase__latency_period__latencyperiod  (psychoanalysis) the fourth period (from about age 5 or 6 until puberty) during which sexual interests are supposed to be sublimated into other activities
     subtype:  oral_stage__oral_phase  (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting
     subtype:  phallic_stage__phallicstage__phallic_phase__phallicphase  (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure
     subtype:  chapter.phase  any distinct period in history or in a person's life; "the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; "the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"
     subtype:  fertile_period__fertileperiod__fertilephase  the time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation)
     subtype:  menstrual_phase__menstrualphase  the phase of the menstrual cycle during which the lining of the uterus is shed (the first day of menstrual flow is considered day 1 of the menstrual cycle)
     subtype:  secretory_phase__secretoryphase__luteal_phase  the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins
     subtype:  apogee.phase__culmination  a final climactic stage; "their achievements stand as a culmination of centuries of development"
     subtype:  seedtime.phase  any time of new development
     subtype:  safe_period  that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation)
  subtype:  multistage  occurring in more than one stage
  subtype:  watch.time_period  the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
  subtype:  peacetime  a period of time during which there is no war
  subtype:  wartime  a period of time during which there is armed conflict
  subtype:  term_of_enlistment__enlistment__hitch__tour_of_duty__duty_tour__tour  a period of time spent in military service
  subtype:  honeymoon.time_period  the early usually calm and harmonious period of a relationship; business or political
  subtype:  indiction  a 15-year cycle used as a chronological unit in ancient Rome and adopted in some medieval kingdoms
  subtype:  the_Great_Depression__Depression__the_Depression  a time period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment
  subtype:  prohibition_era__prohibitionera__prohibition  the period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment
  subtype:  incubation_period  the period between infection and the appearance of symptoms of the disease
  subtype:  rainy_day__rainyday  a (future) time of financial need; "I am saving for a rainy day"
  subtype:  noviciate__novitiate  the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order)
  subtype:  heyday__flower__prime__peak__bloom__blossom__efflorescence__flush  the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
  subtype:  running_time__runningtime  the length of time that a movie or tv show runs
  subtype:  historical_period__period__historic_period  a stage in the history of a culture having a definable place in space and time; "a novel from the Victorian period"
  subtype:  clotting_time  the time it takes for a sample of blood to clot; used to diagnose some clotting disorders
  subtype:  real_time  (computer science) the time it takes for a process under computer control to occur
  subtype:  study_hall.time_period__studyhall  a period of time during the school day that is set aside for study
  subtype:  usance  (commerce) the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange)

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