Term
/tɜːm/
Term is an adjective, noun and verb with 4 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
adjective
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Born or delivered at term.
“term neonate”
noun
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That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary.
“"Alright, look...we can spend the holidays with your parents, but this time it will be on my terms."”
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A chronological limitation or restriction.
“The term of a lease agreement is the period of time during which the lease is effective, and may be fixed, periodic, or of indefinite duration.”
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Origin
From Middle English terme, from Old French terme, from Latin terminus.
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