second period

School's second session

Second period refers to the middle segment of a hockey game, which is divided into three periods of play.

It also commonly means the second class session of a school day organized by periods: I have math second period.

In menstruation contexts, a second period is a subsequent monthly cycle: Her second period after going off birth control was lighter.

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class · school · menstruation · menstrual cycle · puck · ice · junior high · bell · middle school · halftime · time out · quarter · inning · cramps · flow · cycle · schedule · locker room

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Opposites
temporal sequence in a game/match

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Initial division of play

last period · menarche · fourth quarter · final frame · overtime

academic/school time blocks

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Initial division of play

last period · menarche · menopause · homeroom · after school

Family

second, period, seconds, secondly, secondary, secondarily, periods, periodic, periodical

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G