term
Nouns
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(n) a word or expression used for some particular thing
- he learned many medical terms
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(n) a limited period of time
- a prison term
- he left school before the end of term
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(n) (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
- the contract set out the conditions of the lease
- the terms of the treaty were generous
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(n) any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
- the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree
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(n) one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
- the major term of a syllogism must occur twice
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(n) the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
- a healthy baby born at full term
- (n) (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome terminal figure, terminus,
Verbs
- (v) name formally or designate with a term
Synonyms
condition full term terminal figure terminusWords of close approximity
termagant
termer
Termes
terminable
terminable interest
terminal
terminal emulation
terminal figure
terminal leave
terminally
terminal point
terminal velocity
terminate
terminated
termination
terminative
terminator
term infant
terminological
terminology
term insurance
terminus
terminus ad quem
terminus a quo
termite
Termitidae
term of a contract
term of enlistment
term of office
term paper
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