terms

Noun

  • (n.) term (a word or expression used for some particular thing) "he learned many medical terms"
  • (n.) term (a limited period of time) "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
  • (n.) 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"
  • (n.) term (any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial) "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
  • (n.) term (one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition) "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
  • (n.) term, full term (the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent) "a healthy baby born at full term"
  • (n.) 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)
  • (n.) footing, terms (status with respect to the relations between people or groups) "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing"
  • (n.) price, terms, damage (the amount of money needed to purchase something) "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage"

Verb

  • (v.) term (name formally or designate with a term).
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