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    [tərm]
    noun
    terms (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
    terms (third person present)
    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’.
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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:
      word
      expression
      phrase
      turn of phrase
      idiom
      locution
      name
      title
      denomination
      designation
      label
      appellation
    2. a fixed or limited period for which something, e.g., office, imprisonment, or investment, lasts or is intended to last:
      period
      time
      spell
      stint
      duration
      interval
      stretch
      run
      phase
      incumbency
      administration
      period of time
      length of time
      term of office
      period of office
      • 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:
        session
        semester
        trimester
        quarter
      • conditions under which an action may be undertaken or agreement reached; stipulated or agreed-upon requirements:
        condition
        precondition
        proviso
        provision
        prerequisite
        requisite
        specification
        demand
        requirement
        rider
        caveat
        qualification
        clause
        terms
        nonnegotiable point
      verb
      1. give a descriptive name to; call by a specified name:
        call
        name
        entitle
        title
        style
        designate
        dub
        label
        tag
        nickname
        denominate
        describe as
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