periodization
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of periodization
Example Sentences
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“It’s hard to create a periodization in a cultural moment,” says museum chief curator Cate Thurston.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2026
One of the fundamental challenges of writing cultural history is periodization.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2020
While that periodization overlooks some of the specifics of Egyptian history, it is still the preferred method for dating ancient Egypt to this day because of its simplicity and clarity.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Researchers have long known that the way to build strength is what they call periodization: Rest days and easier days and weeks are interspersed with periods when the weights are increased.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2012
What Tony Horton calls "muscle confusion," exercise scientists call "periodization," and they've been calling it that for decades.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2010
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