phase

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Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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noun any distinct time period in a sequence of events
noun (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
noun a particular point in the time of a cycle; measured from some arbitrary zero and expressed as an angle

From New Latin phasis, from Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “an appearance”), from φαίνω (phaínō, “to cause to appear”); compare phantasm and see face.

LIFE IN A NEW PHASE. — Paul Prescott's Charge, Horatio, Jr. Alger
“It was a phase,” she said. — Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
Then would come phases of hunger. — The Passionate Friends, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

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