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name formally or designate with a term

a word or expression used for some particular thing; "he learned many medical terms"

one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"

a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"

(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

name formally or designate with a term

a word or expression used for some particular thing; "he learned many medical terms"

one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition; "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"

a limited period of time; "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"

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

The time for which anything lasts; any limited time; as, a term of five years; the term of life.

In universities, schools, etc., a definite continuous period during which instruction is regularly given to students; as, the school year is divided into three terms.

A point, line, or superficies, that limits; as, a line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid.

A fixed period of time; a prescribed duration

The limitation of an estate; or rather, the whole time for which an estate is granted, as for the term of a life or lives, or for a term of years.

A space of time granted to a debtor for discharging his obligation.

The time in which a court is held or is open for the trial of causes.

The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.

A word or expression; specifically, one that has a precisely limited meaning in certain relations and uses, or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or the like; as, a technical term.

A member of a compound quantity; as, a or b in a + b; ab or cd in ab - cd.

Propositions or promises, as in contracts, which, when assented to or accepted by another, settle the contract and bind the parties; conditions.

In Scotland, the time fixed for the payment of rents.

A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.

To apply a term to; to name; to call; to denominate.

A quadrangular pillar, adorned on the top with the figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or satyr; - called also terminal figure. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3.

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

The time for which anything lasts; any limited time; as, a term of five years; the term of life.

In universities, schools, etc., a definite continuous period during which instruction is regularly given to students; as, the school year is divided into three terms.

A point, line, or superficies, that limits; as, a line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid.

A fixed period of time; a prescribed duration

The limitation of an estate; or rather, the whole time for which an estate is granted, as for the term of a life or lives, or for a term of years.

A space of time granted to a debtor for discharging his obligation.

The time in which a court is held or is open for the trial of causes.

The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.

A word or expression; specifically, one that has a precisely limited meaning in certain relations and uses, or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or the like; as, a technical term.

A member of a compound quantity; as, a or b in a + b; ab or cd in ab - cd.

Propositions or promises, as in contracts, which, when assented to or accepted by another, settle the contract and bind the parties; conditions.

In Scotland, the time fixed for the payment of rents.

A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.

To apply a term to; to name; to call; to denominate.

A quadrangular pillar, adorned on the top with the figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or satyr; - called also terminal figure. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3.

A limit or boundary; limited time; as, a term of five years; a division of a school year; the time of a court's session; a word or expression, especially one belonging particularly to one art, business, etc.; as, a legal term.

Any limited period: the time for which anything lasts: the time during which the courts of law are open: certain days on which rent is paid: that by which a thought is expressed, a word or expression: a condition or arrangement (gen. in pl.): (alg.) a member of a compound quantity.

To apply a term to: to name or call.

A boundary; limit; limited period; duration; word or phrase.

To designate; name.

A word or expression to designate some fixed thing.

A fixed period or limit of time.

Conditions; basis of agreement.

A limit or boundary.

A definite period.

A limited or specified time or period.

The menstrual period.

The proper time for the cessation of gestation.

n. [French, Latin, Greek] A bound or boundary ; the extremity of any thing ; a limit;-the time for which any thing lasts; any limited time;-in universities and colleges, the time during which instruction is regularly given to students;-in law, the limitation or duration of an estate; the whole time or period for which an estate is granted or conveyed, as for life or for a number of years, &c. ;- a fixed time prescribed by the court for establishing an averment, production of proof or evidence, discharging an obligation, &c. ;-one of the periods of the year in which the superior law and equity courts sit; -also, one of four days in the year appointed for payment of rents, interest, &c. : - in contracts, condition ; stipulation ; offer proposed:-in grammar, a word or expression ; language which fixes or determines an idea;-in logic, the subject or the predicate of a proposition;- one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice ;-in algebra, a member of a compound quantity.