periodOfMajorUse

P4017
predicate

Indicates the time span during which something was primarily or most intensively used.

All labels observed (92)

Label Occurrences
timePeriodOfUse 436
primaryUsePeriod 121
eraOfMajorUse 76

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: periodOfMajorUse
Generated description
Indicates the time span during which something was primarily or most intensively used.

Sample triples (1,375)

Subject Object
LORAN mid-20th century via predicate surface "primaryUsePeriod"
pre‑Vatican II Rituale Romanum before the Second Vatican Council via predicate surface "timePeriodOfUse"
pre‑Vatican II Rituale Romanum in the Tridentine period via predicate surface "timePeriodOfUse"
pre‑Vatican II Rituale Romanum up to the mid‑20th century via predicate surface "timePeriodOfUse"
Herting contemporary use is rare via predicate surface "hasUsagePeriod"
Quintus Roman Republic via predicate surface "usagePeriod"
Quintus Roman Empire via predicate surface "usagePeriod"
Huey Cold War via predicate surface "primaryEraOfUse"
Yugoslav tricolour 20th century via predicate surface "timePeriodOfUse"
Häme Castle Swedish rule in Finland via predicate surface "significantUsePeriod"
Häme Castle Russian rule in Finland via predicate surface "significantUsePeriod"
Ḫarrānu 2nd millennium BCE via predicate surface "timePeriodOfMajorOccupation"
Ḫarrānu 1st millennium BCE via predicate surface "timePeriodOfMajorOccupation"
former port of Aralsk Soviet period via predicate surface "eraOfMainUse"
PCI-X early 2000s to mid-2000s via predicate surface "typicalUseEra"
Interahamwe militias early 1990s via predicate surface "timeOfMajorActivity"
Interahamwe militias 1994 via predicate surface "timeOfMajorActivity"
Interahamwe militias late 1990s in eastern Congo via predicate surface "timeOfMajorActivity"
Pantalica plateau Late Bronze Age via predicate surface "mainPeriodsOfUse"
Pantalica plateau Early Iron Age via predicate surface "mainPeriodsOfUse"
Der Rote Kampfflieger World War I era via predicate surface "timePeriodOfUse"
Jan Smuts International Airport 20th century via predicate surface "timePeriodOfMajorUse"
Canadair Sabre 1950s via predicate surface "primaryUsePeriod"
Canadair Sabre 1960s via predicate surface "secondaryUsePeriod"
Calima River basin pre-Columbian era via predicate surface "timePeriodOfMajorOccupation"
Calima River basin Formative period in western Colombia via predicate surface "timePeriodOfMajorOccupation"
Calima River basin Early Intermediate period in western Colombia via predicate surface "timePeriodOfMajorOccupation"
Pater Patriae Late Roman Republic via predicate surface "timePeriodOfUse"
surface form: late Roman Republic
Pater Patriae Roman Empire via predicate surface "timePeriodOfUse"
Old Norse name Áleifr
surface form: Áleifr
Viking Age via predicate surface "timePeriodOfUse"
Old Norse name Áleifr
surface form: Áleifr
Middle Ages via predicate surface "timePeriodOfUse"
The little Nobel late 20th century and 21st century via predicate surface "timePeriodOfUse"
Iverson Movie Ranch 1930s via predicate surface "eraOfPeakUse"
Iverson Movie Ranch 1940s via predicate surface "eraOfPeakUse"
Iverson Movie Ranch 1950s via predicate surface "eraOfPeakUse"
Iverson Movie Ranch 1960s via predicate surface "eraOfPeakUse"
Government Island late 18th century via predicate surface "eraOfPrimaryUse"
Government Island early 19th century via predicate surface "eraOfPrimaryUse"
BMO Harris Bradley Center late 20th century via predicate surface "primaryUsePeriod"
BMO Harris Bradley Center early 21st century via predicate surface "primaryUsePeriod"
cross pattée Middle Ages via predicate surface "hasUsagePeriod"
cross pattée modern era heraldic practice via predicate surface "hasUsagePeriod"
Kodo (lecture hall) religious events via predicate surface "primaryUsePeriod"
Clovis Late Antiquity via predicate surface "usagePeriod"
Clovis Early Middle Ages via predicate surface "usagePeriod"
Pitman shorthand late 19th century via predicate surface "peakUsagePeriod"
Pitman shorthand early 20th century via predicate surface "peakUsagePeriod"
Locust Grove Cemetery, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States 19th century via predicate surface "eraOfPrimaryUse"
Adolph 19th century via predicate surface "usagePeriod"
Adolph early 20th century via predicate surface "usagePeriod"