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noun
1.
2.
any word or group of words considered as a member of a construction or utterance.
3.
the time or period through which something lasts.
4.
a period of time to which limits have been set: elected for a term of four years.
5.
EXPANDone of two or more divisions of a school year, during which instruction is regularly provided.
6.
an appointed or set time or date, as for the payment of rent, interest, wages, etc.
7.
terms,
a.
conditions with regard to payment, price, charge, rates, wages, etc.: reasonable terms.
b.
conditions or stipulations limiting what is proposed to be granted or done: the terms of a treaty.
c.
footing or standing; relations: on good terms with someone.
d.
Obsolete. state, situation, or circumstances.
8.
Algebra, Arithmetic.
a.
each of the members of which an expression, a series of quantities, or the like, is composed, as one of two or more parts of an algebraic expression.
b.
a mathematical expression of the form axp, axpyq, etc., where a, p, and q are numbers and x and y are variables.
9.
Logic.
a.
the subject or predicate of a categorical proposition.
b.
the word or expression denoting the subject or predicate of a categorical proposition.
10.
Also called terminus. a figure, especially of Terminus, in the form of a herm, used by the ancient Romans as a boundary marker; terminal figure.
11.
Law.
a.
an estate or interest in land or the like, to be enjoyed for a fixed period.
b.
the duration of an estate.
c.
each of the periods during which certain courts of law hold their sessions.
12.
completion of pregnancy; parturition.
13.
COLLAPSEArchaic.
a.
end, conclusion, or termination.
b.
boundary or limit.
verb (used with object)
14.
to apply a particular term or name to; name; call; designate.
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Terms
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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15.
bring to terms, to force to agree to stated demands or conditions; bring into submission: After a long struggle, we brought them to terms.
16.
come to terms,
a.
to reach an agreement; make an arrangement: to come to terms with a creditor.
b.
to become resigned or accustomed: to come to terms with one's life.
17.
eat one's terms, British Informal. to study for the bar; be a law student.
18.
in terms of, with regard to; concerning: The book offers nothing in terms of a satisfactory conclusion.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English terme < Old French < Latin terminus boundary, limit, end; akin to Greek térmōn limit
1175–1225; Middle English terme < Old French < Latin terminus boundary, limit, end; akin to Greek térmōn limit
Related forms
term·ly, adverb
half-term, noun
in·ter·term, adjective
mis·term, verb (used with object)
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Word Origin & History
term
early 13c., terme "limit in time, set or appointed period," from O.Fr. terme "limit of time or place" (11c.), from L. terminus "end, boundary line," related to termen "boundary, end" (see terminus). Sense of "period of time during which something happens" first recorded
EXPANDc.1300, especially of a school or law court session (mid-15c.), The meaning "word or phrase used in a limited or precise sense" is first recorded late 14c., from M.L. use to render Gk. horos "boundary," employed in mathematics and logic. Meaning "completion of the period of pregnancy" is from 1844. The verb meaning "to give a particular name to" is recorded from mid-16c. Term-paper in U.S. educational sense is recorded from 1931.
terms
"limiting conditions," early 14c.; see term. Hence expressions such as come to terms, make terms, on any terms, etc. Meaning "standing, footing, mutual relations," as in expression on good terms (with someone), is recorded from 1540s.
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term (tûrm)
n.
A limited period of time.
The end of a normal gestation period.
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Idioms & Phrases
terms
see bring to terms; come to terms with; contradiction in terms; in no uncertain terms; in terms of; on good terms; on speaking terms.
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