English to English
term
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noun (n)
- a word or expression used for some particular thing(noun.communication)Example:
He learned many medical terms.
source: wordnet30 - a limited period of time(noun.time)Example:
A prison term.
He left school before the end of term.
source: wordnet30 - (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement(noun.communication)Example:
The terms of the treaty were generous.
source: wordnet30 - any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial(noun.cognition)Example:
The general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree.
source: wordnet30 - one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition(noun.communication)Example:
The major term of a syllogism must occur twice.
source: wordnet30 - the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent(noun.time)Example:
A healthy baby born at full term.
source: wordnet30 - (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(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- name formally or designate with a term(verb.communication)source: wordnet30
- To apply a term to; to name; to call; to denominate.(verb)source: webster1913