term : Idioms & Phrases

• . (Alg.), such as are known, or which do not contain the unknown quantity. Davies & Peck.

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• those which express abstract ideas, as beauty, whiteness, roundness, without regarding any object in which they exist; or abstract terms are the names of orders, genera or species of things, in which there is a combination of similar qualities.

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• noun the time during which a school holds classes
  academic session; session; academic term.
  
  • they had to shorten the school term

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• verb carry out a pregnancy
  
  • She decided to carry the child to term, even though the foetus was shown to be defective

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• one which denotes a subject and implies an attribute.

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• noun (logic) a statement that is necessarily false
  contradiction.
  
  • the statement `he is brave and he is not brave' is a contradiction

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• noun the sum of the exponents of the variables in the term
  

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• noun the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
  term.
  
  • a healthy baby born at full term

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• adjective gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy
  
  • a healthy full-term baby

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• (Logic), a term which is the sign of a general conception or notion.

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• noun type genus of the Termitidae
  Termes.
  

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• noun a short vacation about halfway through a school term
  
  • he came to visit at half-term

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Hil"a*ry term`

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1. Formerly, one of the four terms of the courts of common law in England, beginning on the eleventh of January and ending on the thirty-first of the same month, in each year; -- so called from the festival of St. Hilary, January 13th. ✍ The Hilary term is superseded by the Hilary sittings, which commence on the eleventh of January and end on the Wednesday before Easter. Mozley & W.

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• in set terms; in formal phrase. Obs.

  I can not speak in term. Chaucer.

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• (Logic), terms which can not be combined in thought.

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• (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.

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• (Math.), the terms of a progression or series between the first and the last (which are called the extremes); the means.

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• adjective satellite relating to or extending over a relatively long time
  semipermanent; long-run.
  
  • the long-run significance of the elections
  • the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war
  • a long-term investment

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• noun your general store of remembered information
  LTM.
  

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• noun the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion
  

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• (Logic), that term of a syllogism which forms the predicate of the conclusion.

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• noun the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion
  

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• (Logic), that term of a syllogism with which the two extremes are separately compared, and by means of which they are brought together in the conclusion. Brande.

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• noun the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion
  

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• (Logic), the subject of the conclusion.

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• noun the tenure of a president
  administration; presidency.
  
  • things were quiet during the Eisenhower administration

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• noun the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
  time; sentence.
  
  • he served a prison term of 15 months
  • his sentence was 5 to 10 years
  • he is doing time in the county jail

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• (Law), a time for taking testimony.

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• (Logic), those terms which have the same signification, and, consequently, are convertible, and may be used for each other.

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• a term which implies relation to, as guardian to ward, matter to servant, husband to wife. Cf. Correlative.

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• noun the time during which a school holds classes
  academic session; session; academic term.
  
  • they had to shorten the school term

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Sea" term`

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1. A term used specifically by seamen; a nautical word or phrase.

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• adjective satellite relating to or extending over a limited period
  short-run.
  
  • short-run planning
  • a short-term lease
  • short-term credit

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• noun what you can repeat immediately after perceiving it
  STM; immediate memory.
  

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• (Logic), a term which represents or stands for a single individual.

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• noun informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar
  slang expression; slang.
  
  • their speech was full of slang expressions

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• verb discuss the terms of an arrangement
  negociate; negotiate.
  
  • They negotiated the sale of the house

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• (Law) (a), a fee by the term, chargeable to a suitor, or by law fixed and taxable in the costs of a cause for each or any term it is in court.

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• noun infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks
  

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• noun low-cost insurance that is valid only for a stated period of time and has no cash surrender value or loan value
  
  • term insurance is most often associated with life insurance policies

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• noun the period of time during which a contract conveying property to a person is in effect
  lease.
  

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• noun a period of time spent in military service
  hitch; tour; enlistment; duty tour; tour of duty.
  

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• noun the term during which some position is held
  incumbency; tenure.
  

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• noun a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term
  

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• (Math.), the four members of which it is composed.

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• to be slightly acquainted.

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• to compel (one) to agree, assent, or submit; to force (one) to come to terms.

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• . (a) (Eng. Universities) To reside during a term . (b) (Inns of Court) To eat a sufficient number of dinners in hall to make the term count for the purpose of being called to the bar . Eng. Mozley & W.

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• to come to terms; to make an agreement: to agree.

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• . (Law) See the Note under Term, n., 5.

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• noun the tenure of a vice president
  vice-presidency.
  

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