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How to pronounce term in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms full term
Type of point in time, point


a healthy baby born at full term.
Type Words
Synonyms terminal figure, terminus
Type of statue
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Synonyms condition, strings
Type of statement


the terms of the treaty were generous.
Type Words
Type of period, period of time, time period
Has types school term, sentence, session, tenure, academic session, incumbency, academic term, time, term of office, prison term


a prison term.
he left school before the end of term.
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Type of quantity


the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree.
Type Words
Type of word
Has types referent


he learned many medical terms.
Type Words
Type of know as, be known as, call, name
Type Words
Type of constituent, grammatical constituent
Has types subject, categorem, categoreme, major term, middle term, minor term, predicate, referent, relatum


the major term of a syllogism must occur twice.

Examples of term

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Bogmenko received credit toward his prison term for 500 days in the county jail.
From the dailyherald.com
Interest rates on long and mid-term Treasury bonds have been rising for a month.
From the stltoday.com
The ankle isn't a long-term problem for Cassity, but right now, it's a nuisance.
From the stltoday.com
Giffords'doctors will not speculate on the potential for long-term disabilities.
From the washingtontimes.com
Calderon, 48, is in the fifth and defining year of a six-year presidential term.
From the sacbee.com
The winner will assume the remainder of the four-year term that expires in 2012.
From the news-journalonline.com
Eating right and shedding excess weight are critical for long-term heart health.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The city also has the capacity to meet long-term debt obligations, O'Keefe said.
From the news-journalonline.com
Now, midway through his first term, 39 percent live there, the census data show.
From the bloomberg.com
More examples
  • A word or expression used for some particular thing; "he learned many medical terms"
  • Name formally or designate with a term
  • A limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
  • Condition: (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"
  • Any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
  • One of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
  • In Classical architecture a term or terminal figure is a human head and bust that continues as a square tapering pillarlike form. ...
  • A terminal emulator, terminal application, term, or tty for short, is a program that emulates a video terminal within some other display architecture. ...
  • An academic term is a division of an academic year, the time during which a school, college or university holds classes. These divisions may be called terms. The schedule adopted by institutions of learning or education systems vary widely.