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(n)
a
word
or
expression
used
for
some
particular
thing
; "
he
learned
many
medical
terms
"
(n)
a
limited
period
of
time
; "
a
prison
term
"; "
he
left
school
before
the
end
of
term
"
(n) (
usually
plural
)
a
statement
of
what
is
required
as
part
of
an
agreement
; "
the
contract
set
out
the
conditions
of
the
lease
"; "
the
terms
of
the
treaty
were
generous
"
(n)
any
distinct
quantity
contained
in
a
polynomial
; "
the
general
term
of
an
algebraic
equation
of
the
n
-
th
degree
"
(n)
one
of
the
substantive
phrases
in
a
logical
proposition
; "
the
major
term
of
a
syllogism
must
occur
twice
"
(n)
the
end
of
gestation
or
point
at
which
birth
is
imminent
; "
a
healthy
baby
born
at
full
term
"
(n) (
architecture
)
a
statue
or
a
human
bust
or
an
animal
carved
out
of
the
top
of
a
square
pillar
;
originally
used
as
a
boundary
marker
in
ancient
Rome
(v)
name
formally
or
designate
with
a
term
term Synonyms
condition
full term
term
terminal figure
terminus
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