Meaning & Definition of Term in English
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Term
/tərm/
noun
1. A word or expression used for some particular thing
- "He learned many medical terms"
synonym:
- term
2. A limited period of time
- "A prison term"
- "He left school before the end of term"
synonym:
- term
3. (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"
synonym:
- condition,
- term
4. Any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
- "The general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
synonym:
- term
5. One of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
- "The major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
synonym:
- term
6. The end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
- "A healthy baby born at full term"
synonym:
- term,
- full term
7. (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
synonym:
- terminus,
- terminal figure,
- term
verb
1. Name formally or designate with a term
synonym:
- term
Examples of using
President Grant had to give up any hope of a third term.
It is impossible for me to finish my term paper by tomorrow.
The second term came to an end.