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to term

53 3.9
To call something by a particular name
  • verb
  • /tɜrm/
  • Formal
translation icon : denominar
  • And for this reason, Sarah Ahmed coins the term strategic inefficiency.
  • often termed
  • appropriately termed
  • termed a condition

And that creates what I once termed government by Groupon.

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Examples

  • And that creates what I once termed government by Groupon.

  • What we term a victim of circumstance.

  • The first is what I term your superpower.

  • Or as he termed it, "constructive ambiguity".

  • Kevin says astrobiology used to be termed exobiology.

  • Meanwhile, in Rome today, the Pope issued a message of hope for believers in their fight against what he termed the godless and lost.

  • In addition, at least two states have statutes that encourage what they term as "benevolent gestures."

    Academic text (1999)
  • But David was considered a revolutionary within the contemporary art world, pioneering a style of painting he termed "Climax."

  • The result is that Derrida produces what he terms at one point a "phantom narrative" (211).

    Academic text (1999)
  • In her speech, she termed the project a groundbreaking initiative for sustainable energy.

Synonyms

to call
vsto term
1.0

To give a name to someone or something and sometimes to say they are a certain kind

is typically more formal and specific rather than an informal reference
to name
vsto term
1.0

To give a word people use to identify someone or something

stresses formal or official designation rather than casual identification
to label
vsto term
213 2.2

To describe someone with a single word or short term

is about formal designation rather than casual categorising or tagging
to title
vsto term
172 1.3

To give a name to a book, film, or work of art

is broader, applying formal designation beyond creative works
to designate
vsto term
77 4.4

To give a name, often an official title, to someone or something

emphasises formal specific designation rather than assigning roles or jobs
to style
vsto term
  • Formal
16 5.9

To call a person or thing by a particular name

focuses on formal, specific designation rather than general category marking
to denominate
vsto term
1 7.7

To give a name to a person or thing

is used more broadly for giving a specific designation in formal contexts

Idioms

A long time when you think about future results

Phrasal Verbs

to carry to term
  • Specialized
13 4.4

To continue a pregnancy until the baby is fully developed and ready to be born

Compounds

502 3.0

Lasting for a long time

247 3.0

A time that continues far into the future

short-term memory
  • Specialized
22 3.9

The ability to remember things for a short time

20 3.2

A long essay a student writes at the end of a course to show what they learned

19 4.2

A period of time someone must spend in jail as punishment for a crime

Money put away to grow for more than a year

long-term memory
  • Specialized
7 3.7

The part of the brain that keeps information for a long time

5 3.7

A word or phrase used to show love and care for someone

A fixed time when a person holds an official job

4 2.7

A period of five years for a contract or other agreement

4 3.3

The time in pregnancy when the baby is fully grown and ready to be born

The time a president is in office

2 3.7

A fixed time when a contract stays valid

slang term
  • Slang
2 9.5

An informal word or phrase used in speech by a certain group, not in formal language

1 1.0

A period when a school has regular classes

term insurance
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Insurance that pays money if you die during a set time, with fixed payments and no savings

1 2.1

A short school holiday about halfway through a term

1 5.5

A general word used to include many different things, groups, or ideas

term infant
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A baby born at 37 to 42 weeks of pregnancy

A job that lasts only a few weeks or months

short-term liability
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A debt that must be paid within one year

Canadianese term
  • Canadian
9.9

A word or phrase mainly used in Canadian English

degree of a term
  • Specialized
7.2

The total of the exponents of the variables in a term

A period when a school or university holds classes

A word used to show love or warm feeling for someone, like 'darling'

major term
  • Specialized
9.2

The term that is the predicate in the conclusion of a syllogism

middle term
  • Specialized
9.9

A word or phrase that appears in both statements but not in the conclusion

minor term
  • Specialized
9.6

The word that the conclusion is about in a syllogism

A fixed rental period that ends early if a specific event happens, for example when the landlord dies

5.7

A fixed period of time someone agrees to serve in the military

A person who often travels for work or study

9.6

A word that does not come from Latin

The time during which a vice president holds office

vulgar term
  • Offensive
9.8

A rude word about sex or body parts

How Formal

to christen
10 4.7
to designate
77 4.4
to term
  • Formal
53 3.9
to name
1.0
to call
1.0

Surface Forms

term infinitive
termed past
termed past participle
terming present participle
terms third person singular

Etymology

The word term used as a verb comes from the noun term 'a fixed name', so to term something is to give it a name or label. That's why writers say something is 'termed' X when they give it a specific name.