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Definition of 'TERM'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. () term
a word or group of words designating something, esp. in a particular field: the term atom
in physics.

2.  term
any word or group of words considered as a member of a construction or utterance.

3.  term
the time or period through which something lasts.

4.  term
a period of time to which limits have been set:
a one-year term of office.

5.  term
one of two or more divisions of a school year.

6.  term
an appointed or set time or date, as for the payment of rent, interest, etc.

7.  term
terms,

8.  term
conditions with regard to payment, price, rates, etc.:
reasonable terms.

9.  term
conditions or stipulations limiting what is proposed to be granted or done:
the terms of a treaty.

10.  term
footing or standing; relations:
on good terms with someone.

11.  term
each of the members of which a mathematical expression, a series of quantities, or the like, is composed.

12.  term
(in logic)

13.  term
the subject or predicate of a categorical proposition.

14.  term
the word or expression denoting such a subject or predicate.

15.  term
a herm.

16.  term
Law.

17.  term
an estate, property, etc., to be enjoyed for a specified period.

18.  term
the duration of such a period.

19.  term
the period when a court is in session.

20.  term
completion of pregnancy.

21. (v.t.) term
to apply a particular term or name to; designate.

22.  term
to reach an agreement.

Definition of 'TERM'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) term
a word or expression used for some particular thing
"he learned many medical terms"

2. (noun) term
a limited period of time
"a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"

3. (noun) condition, term
(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"

4. (noun) term
any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
"the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"

5. (noun) term
one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
"the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"

6. (noun) term, full term
the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
"a healthy baby born at full term"

7. (verb) terminus, terminal figure, term
(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

8. (verb) term
name formally or designate with a term

Definition of 'TERM'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) term
a word or phrase for sth
a technical term; Try to express yourself in terms that everyone understands.

2.  term
a period sb spends doing a job
Senators have a 6-year term.

3.  term
a period sb must spend in jail
a 3-year term

4.  term
one part of the year for students
We have a new teacher this term.

5.  term
long/short term
indicates the distant/near future
It seems difficult, but in the long term it'll be better for the whole family.

Definition of 'TERM'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) TERM
that which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary

2. (noun) TERM
the time for which anything lasts; any limited time; as, a term of five years; the term of life

3. (noun) TERM
in universities, schools, etc., a definite continuous period during which instruction is regularly given to students; as, the school year is divided into three terms

4. (noun) TERM
a point, line, or superficies, that limits; as, a line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid

5. (noun) TERM
a fixed period of time; a prescribed duration

6. (noun) TERM
the limitation of an estate; or rather, the whole time for which an estate is granted, as for the term of a life or lives, or for a term of years

7. (noun) TERM
a space of time granted to a debtor for discharging his obligation

8. (noun) TERM
the time in which a court is held or is open for the trial of causes

9. (noun) TERM
the subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice

10. (noun) TERM
a word or expression; specifically, one that has a precisely limited meaning in certain relations and uses, or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or the like; as, a technical term

11. (noun) TERM
a quadrangular pillar, adorned on the top with the figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or satyr; -- called also terminal figure. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3

12. (noun) TERM
a member of a compound quantity; as, a or b in a + b; ab or cd in ab - cd

13. (noun) TERM
the menses

14. (noun) TERM
propositions or promises, as in contracts, which, when assented to or accepted by another, settle the contract and bind the parties; conditions

15. (noun) TERM
in Scotland, the time fixed for the payment of rents

16. (noun) TERM
a piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail

17. (noun) TERM
to apply a term to; to name; to call; to denominate

Translation of 'TERM'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a (usually limited) period of time a term of imprisonment; a term of office.
Afrikaans: termyn	Arabic: مُدَّة المَنْصِب، مُدَّة	Bulgarian: срок
Brazilian: período	Czech: údobí, lhůta, termín	German: die Zeitdauer
Danish: periode; tid	Greek: (χρονική) περίοδος, διάρκ	Spanish: período, etapa
Estonian: kestus, tähtaeg	Farsi: دوره	Finnish: jakso
French: peine; mandat, période	Hebrew: תְקוּפָה	Hindi: अवधि
Croatian: rok, trajanje	Hungarian: időszak, ciklus; futamidő	Indonesian: masa
Icelandic: afmarkað tímabil	Italian: periodo, durata; mandato	Japanese: 期間
Korean: 가간	Lithuanian: laikas, laiko tarpas	Latvian: termiņš; laika periods
Malay: tempoh	Dutch: termijn	Norwegian: periode,åremål
Polish: okres, kadencja	Portuguese: período	Romanian: perioadă, mandat; dată li
Russian: срок	Slovak: doba, obdobie	Slovenian: doba
Serbian: termin	Swedish: tid, period	Thai: ระยะเวลาที่กำหนด
Turkish: süre, dönem	Taiwanese: 期限	Ukrainian: термін, строк
Urdu: مدت	Vietnamese: khoảng thời gian	Chinese: 期限
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