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    term
    [tərm]
    noun
    term (noun) · terms (plural noun) · full term (noun) · full terms (plural noun) · term of years (noun) · term for years (plural noun) · terms of years (plural noun) · terms for years (plural noun)
    1. a word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study:
      "the musical term “leitmotiv”" · "a term of abuse"
      • (terms)
        language used on a particular occasion; a way of expressing oneself:
        "a protest in the strongest possible terms"
      • logic
        a word or words that may be the subject or predicate of a proposition.
    2. a fixed or limited period for which something, e.g., office, imprisonment, or investment, lasts or is intended to last:
      "the President is elected for a single four-year term"
      • the completion of a normal length of pregnancy:
        "the pregnancy went to full term" · "low birthweight at term"
      • law
        a tenancy of a fixed period.
      • archaic
        the duration of a person's life.
      • archaic
        a boundary or limit, especially of time.
    3. each of the periods in the year, alternating with holidays or vacations, during which instruction is given in a school, college, or university, or during which a court holds sessions:
      "the summer term" · "term starts tomorrow"
    4. (terms)
      conditions under which an action may be undertaken or agreement reached; stipulated or agreed-upon requirements:
      "the union and the company agreed upon the contract's terms" · "visit their official website and read all the terms and conditions" · "he could only be dealt with on his own terms"
      • conditions with regard to payment for something; stated charges:
        "loans on favorable terms"
      • agreed conditions under which a war or other dispute is brought to an end:
        "the United States played a key role in prodding the two sides to come to terms"
    5. mathematics
      each of the quantities in a ratio, series, or mathematical expression.
    6. architecture
      another term for terminus
    verb
    term (verb) · terms (third person present) · termed (past tense) · termed (past participle) · terming (present participle)
    1. give a descriptive name to; call by a specified name:
      "he has been termed the father of modern theology"
    Origin
    Middle English (denoting a limit in space or time, or (in the plural) limiting conditions): from Old French terme, from Latin terminus ‘end, boundary, limit’.
    term.
    [term.]
    abbreviation
    1. terminal.
    2. termination.
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    noun
    1. a word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study:
    2. a fixed or limited period for which something, e.g., office, imprisonment, or investment, lasts or is intended to last:
      • each of the periods in the year, alternating with holidays or vacations, during which instruction is given in a school, college, or university, or during which a court holds sessions:
      • conditions under which an action may be undertaken or agreement reached; stipulated or agreed-upon requirements:
       
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    1. : a word or expression that has a precise meaning in some uses or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or subject
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      term (tûrm) n. 1. A limited or established period of time that something is supposed to last, as a school or court session, tenure in public office, or a prison sentence.
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      Definition of term noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary term noun OPAL W OPAL S /tɜːm/ /tɜːrm/ see also terms Idioms [countable] a word or phrase used as the name of something, especially one connected with a particular type of language
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