Noun
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(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
- terminal figure -
the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
"a healthy baby born at full term"
- full term -
one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
"the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
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any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
"the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
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(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"
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a limited period of time
"a prison term"
"he left school before the end of term"
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a word or expression used for some particular thing
"he learned many medical terms"
Verb
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name formally or designate with a term