Meaning Of The Word Term

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term
countable noun: A term is a period of time between two elections during which a particular party or government is in power.
countable noun: A term is a word or expression with a specific meaning, especially one which is used in relation to a particular subject.
variable noun: A term is one of the periods of time that a school, college, or university divides the year into.
verb: If you say that something is termed a particular thing, you mean that that is what people call it or that is their opinion of it.

term in American English
noun: a word or group of words designating something, esp. in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics

term in American English 1
a point of time designating the beginning or end of a period

term in American English 2
terminal

term in British English
noun: a name, expression, or word used for some particular thing, esp in a specialized field of knowledge
verb: to designate; call

term. in American English
abbreviation: terminal

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