term

CEFRB1

/tɜːm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A word or phrase with a particular meaning.

  2. 02

    noun

    A fixed period of time.

Examples

  • I suppose it's different when you think about it over the long term.

  • The term is widely used in everyday speech.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [tʰɜːm] ~ [tʰɐ̝ːm]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A chronological limitation or restriction, a limited timespan.

  2. Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.

  3. That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary, terminus.

More examples

In context

  • Your marks were well below average this term.

  • Be sure to read the terms and conditions before signing.

  • "Alright, look...we can spend the holidays with your parents, but this time it will be on my terms."

Synonyms

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The doctor used a difficult medical blank that the patient did not understand.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English terme, borrowed from Old French terme, from Latin terminus (“a bound, boundary, limit, end; in Medieval Latin, also a time, period, word, covenant, etc.”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ (“stump, end, boundary”). Doublet of terminus and termon. Old English had termen, from the same source.