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nonperiod en · ADJ

Etymology

From non- + period.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Not associated with a (financial or historical) period.
    • By contrast, one of the best parts of the Wrightsman Galleries is a nonperiod room offering a display of Sèvres ceramics, including 10 small pieces of wood furniture decorated with vividly colored ceramic tiles, plaques and panels. 2007 November 9, Ken Johnson, “Gilding the Ancien Rgime”, in New York Times: