term
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4.1
- noun
- /tɜrm/
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término
- The scientist coined the term for the newly discovered phenomenon after extensive research.
- use the term
- define the term
- definition of the term
Today we're going to take on the term word salad.
- Today we're going to take on the term word salad.
- Today we're going to take on the term future faking.
- What do you think about the term Sunday Fun Day?
- And that is where the term hoovering comes from.
- Coinos is a much more common term in later ancient Greek.
- And here we're going to see this term Oppenbaum, right?
- He said Mark misunderstood the meaning of the term Lean Startup.
- So raw is a term that applies to food.
- Lord, I kind of laughed, but I heard this term retail tainment, OK.
- Basically, it's a fancy term for the following thing.
- And I don't like the term the word like.
- Another word for that is another term for that is dumb money.
Examples
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She doesn't like nautical terms either.
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Are you familiar with the term love bomb?
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What do you think about the term Sunday Fun Day?
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Are you going to be using the term forward or front?
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Where did we get the term bucket list?
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The question, then, is why this term became used so widely and so rapidly.
Academic text (2015) -
I prefer the term "artificial person" myself.
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To meet the purpose of this review, the term "teacher efficacy" should first be defined.
Academic text (2011) -
The Conservatives have also guaranteed a real-term increase in NHS funding during the next Parliament.
Academic text (2015) -
Arbitrage is a fancy term for riskless profit.
Synonyms
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4.1
A word or phrase used by people in a certain situation with a special meaning
Idioms
Compounds
- Slang
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9.5
An informal word or phrase used in speech by a certain group, not in formal language
- Specialized
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4.2
Insurance that pays money if you die during a set time, with fixed payments and no savings
- Specialized
A word or phrase that appears in both statements but not in the conclusion
- Formal
A fixed rental period that ends early if a specific event happens, for example when the landlord dies
How Technical
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word term comes from the Latin terminus 'boundary' or 'end', and it grew to mean a fixed word or label that marks what something is. So a term in a field is a clear name that marks the limits of an idea.