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Term
/tɜːm/
That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary.
📖 Definitions of "Term"
- 1
That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary.
""Alright, look...we can spend the holidays with your parents, but this time it will be on my terms.""
- 2
A chronological limitation or restriction.
"The term of a lease agreement is the period of time during which the lease is effective, and may be fixed, periodic, or of indefinite duration."
- 3
Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.
"Be sure to read the terms and conditions before signing."
- 4
A point, line, or superficies that limits.
"A line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid."
- 1
To phrase a certain way; to name or call.
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Born or delivered at term.
"term neonate"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Term"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| conditionnoun | A state or quality. |
| full termnoun | The period for which a pregnant woman carries a baby; the full nine months of gestation. |
| limitnoun | A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go. |
| closenoun | (physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through. |
| closurenoun | An event or occurrence that signifies an ending. |
| endnoun | The terminal point of something in space or time. |
| terminusnoun | The end or final point of something. |
| conclusionnoun | The end, finish, close or last part of something. |
| finishverb | (transitive) To complete (something). |
| concludeverb | (transitive) To bring to an end; to close; to finish. |
| finalizeverb | (transitive) To make final or firm; to finish or complete. |
| expirynoun | (British, New Zealand, Australia) End; termination; expiration. |
| finalisationnoun | The act or process of finalising. |
| completeverb | (transitive) To make whole or entire. |
| forwardverb | (not comparable) Situated toward or at the front of something. |
| terminationnoun | The process of terminating or the state of being terminated. |
| cessationnoun | (formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final. |
| stopverb | (intransitive) To cease moving. |
| terminateverb | (transitive) To end something, especially when left in an incomplete state. |
| completed | Finished. |
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