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noun • (baseball) a measure of a pitcher's effectiveness; calculated as the average number of earned runs allowed by the pitcher for every nine innings pitched • a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event • a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods | ||||||||
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noun • a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event • (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded • a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages | ||||||||
| 25% | 7 | From “caput”, meaning “head”, a titled division of a book or other written work; a distinctive period in history or in a person’s life; or, a series of events forming an episode | ||||||
noun • a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled • any distinct period in history or in a person's life • a local branch of some fraternity or association • an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church • a series of related events forming an episode | ||||||||
Distinctive Period Crossword Clue
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| New York Times23 May 2022 | Down 12 | |
| The Guardian Quick10 Jun 2015 | Across 10 | |
| The Guardian Quick16 Dec 2006 | Down 20 | |
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6 | This period followed the Renaissance and preceded the Classical period | |
7 | This period followed the Renaissance and preceded the classical period |
