Meaning
One of the parts that a school year is divided into. A term is also a word or phrase used for something in a special subject.
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Word origin
From Old French terme, from Latin terminus, meaning a boundary or an end.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- terminus
- English cognates
- terminal, determine
Grammar
Examples
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A British school year has three terms.
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A "term" here is a word used in one subject.
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"Terms" in the plural can mean the rules of an agreement.
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