noun
- A word or expression used for some particular thing.
- usage: "he learned many medical terms"
- synonyms: term
- A limited period of time.
- usage: "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
- synonyms: term
- Usually plural. ( a statement of what is required as part of an agreement)
- usage: "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"
- Any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial.
- usage: "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
- synonyms: term
- One of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition.
- usage: "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
- synonyms: term
- The end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent.
- usage: "a healthy baby born at full 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.
- synonyms: terminus, terminal figure, term
- Status with respect to the relations between people or groups.
- usage: "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing"
- synonyms: footing
- The amount of money needed to purchase something.
- usage: "the price of gasoline"; "he got his new car on excellent terms"; "how much is the damage"
verb
- Name formally or designate with a term.
- synonyms: term
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