a (context|of a film, or play, or similar) Set in and designed to evoke a particular historical period, especially through the use of elaborate costumes and scenery.
! (chiefly|North America) And nothing else; and nothing less; used for emphasis.
n (obsolete|medicine) The length of time for a disease to run its course. (defdate|15th-19th c.)
n An end or conclusion; the final point of a process etc. (defdate|from 16th c.)
n A period of time in history seen as a single coherent entity; an epoch, era. (defdate|from 16th c.)
n (rhetoric) A complete sentence, especially one expressing a single thought or making a balanced, rhythmic whole. (defdate|from 16th c.)
n (context|now|_|chiefly|North America) The punctuation mark “'.'” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
n The length of time during which the same characteristics of a periodicphenomenonrecur, such as the repetition of a wave or the rotation of a planet. (defdate|from 17th c.)
n (obsolete) A specific moment during a given process; a point, a stage. (defdate|17th-19th c.)