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A word or expression used for some particular thing
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noun
A word or expression used for some particular thing
“He learned many medical terms”
noun
A limited period of time
“A prison term”
noun
(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
“The contract set out the conditions of the lease”
noun
Any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
“The general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree”
noun
One of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
“The major term of a syllogism must occur twice”
noun
The end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
“A healthy baby born at full term”
noun
(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
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Name formally or designate with a term
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He learned many medical terms
A prison term
He left school before the end of term
The contract set out the conditions of the lease
The terms of the treaty were generous
The general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree
The major term of a syllogism must occur twice
A healthy baby born at full term
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