Term

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1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Translations 1 Dutch 1.1 Translations

Pronunciation

• tûrm, /tɜː(r)m/, /t3:(r)m/

  Rhymes: -ɜː(r)m

Noun

term (terms)

1. A limitation, restriction or regulation: terms and conditions.
2. A word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge.
3. Relations among people, e.g. We are on friendly terms with each other.
4. One of the three parts of an academic year in Britain; Michælmas term, Lent term or Easter term, the equivalent to the American semester.
5. (Mathematics) One of the addends in a sum: All of these terms cancel out.

Translations

• Dutch: termijn m (1), term m (2,5), voet m (3), trimester n (4)
• Finnish: ehto (1), termi (2,5), väleissä (3), lukukausi (4)
• French: limite f (1), terme m (5)
• German: Klausel f (1), Begriff m (2), Bezeichnung f (2), Terminus m (2), Trimester n (4), Term m (5)
• Lithuanian: terminas m (as time limit - 1), (3); sąlyga f (2); santykiai m, pl (4); trimestras, ketvirtis (when it takes ~3 months) or semestras (when it takes about 4 months]] (5)

The following translations need to specify which of the above meanings they are translating:

• Chinese: 期限
• Greek: όρος m
• Italian: termine m
• Japanese: 言葉 (kotoba)
• Korean: 기간
• Portuguese: termo m
• Romanica: termino m
• Russian: термина f (termina)
• Spanish: término m

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Dutch

term (plural: termen, diminutive: termpje)

1. A word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge.
2. (Mathematics) One of the addends in a sum: All of these terms cancel out.

Translations

• English: term (1,2)