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    term - Dictionary definition and meaning for word term

    Definition
    (noun) a word or expression used for some particular thing
    Example Sentence
    • he learned many medical terms
    Definition
    (noun) a limited period of time
    Example Sentence
    • a prison term
    • he left school before the end of term
    Definition
    (noun) (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
    Synonyms : condition
    Example Sentence
    • the contract set out the conditions of the lease
    • the terms of the treaty were generous
    Definition
    (noun) any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
    Example Sentence
    • the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree
    Definition
    (noun) one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
    Example Sentence
    • the major term of a syllogism must occur twice
    Definition
    (noun) the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
    Synonyms : full term
    Example Sentence
    • a healthy baby born at full term
    Definition
    (noun) (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
    Synonyms : terminal figure , terminus
    Definition
    (verb) name formally or designate with a term

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text: from short-term to long-term memory
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