term

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term[1,noun] term[2,transitive verb] full-term long-term long-term potentiation major term middle term minor term short-term term insurance

Main Entry: ¹term
Pronunciation: 't&rm
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English terme, from Anglo-French, from Latin terminus boundary marker, limit; akin to Greek termOn boundary, end, Sanskrit tarman top of a post
1 a : END, TERMINATION; also : a point in time assigned to something (as a payment) b : the time at which a pregnancy of normal length terminates <had her baby at full term>
2 a : a limited or definite extent of time; especially : the time for which something lasts : DURATION, TENURE <term of office> <lost money in the short term> b : the whole period for which an estate is granted; also : the estate or interest held by one for a term c : the time during which a court is in session
3 plural : provisions that determine the nature and scope of an agreement : CONDITIONS <terms of sale> <liberal credit terms>
4 a : a word or expression that has a precise meaning in some uses or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or subject <legal terms> b plural : expression of a specified kind <described in glowing terms>
5 a : a unitary or compound expression connected with another by a plus or minus sign b : an element of a fraction or proportion or of a series or sequence
6 plural a : mutual relationship : FOOTING <on good terms> b : AGREEMENT, CONCORD <come to terms after extensive negotiations> c : a state of acceptance or understanding <came to terms with the failure of his marriage>
7 : any of the three substantive elements of a syllogism
8 : a quadrangular pillar often tapering downward and adorned on the top with the figure of a head or the upper part of the body
9 : division in a school year during which instruction is regularly given to students
- in terms of : with respect to or in relation to <thinks of everything in terms of money>
- on one's own terms : in accordance with one's wishes : in one's own way <prefers to live on his own terms>