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term
[ turm ]
/ tɜrm /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to apply a particular term or name to; name; call; designate.
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Idioms about term
Origin of term
1175–1225; Middle English terme<Old French <Latin terminus boundary, limit, end; akin to Greek térmōn limit
OTHER WORDS FROM term
termly, adverbhalf-term, nounin·ter·term, adjectivemis·term, verb (used with object)Words nearby term
tergite, tergiversate, tergum, Terhune, teriyaki, term, termagant, term day, termer, terminable, terminal
Other definitions for term (2 of 2)
term.
abbreviation
terminal.
termination.
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How to use term in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for term
term
/ (tɜːm) /
noun
verb
(tr) to designate; callhe was termed a thief
See also terms
Derived forms of term
termly, adverbWord Origin for term
C13: from Old French terme, from Latin terminus end
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Scientific definitions for term
term
[ tûrm ]
Each of the quantities or expressions that form the parts of a ratio or the numerator and denominator of a fraction.
Any of the quantities in an equation that are connected to other quantities by a plus sign or a minus sign.
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