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Term — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • term noun A word or expression, especially one with a specific meaning in a particular field.

Senses

Term is used for these senses in English:

  • term With respect to a pregnancy, the usual duration of gestation for the given species (for example, nine months in humans); (metonymically) the end of this duration: the timepoint at which birth usually happens (for example, in humans, approximately 40 weeks from conception), defining the due date.

term — full definition

  1. noun A word or expression, especially one with a specific meaning in a particular field.
  2. noun A fixed period of time, especially one in office or one dividing an academic year.
  3. noun In plural, the conditions set out in an agreement or contract.
  4. verb To call or describe something by a particular name.

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