- Look up
term, short-
term, medium-
term, or long-
term in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Term may
refer to: Terminology, or
term, a noun or
compound word...
- The
term has been more
generally used to mean
getting rid of
someone or something. In the 1970s, its
meaning expanded to
refer to murder. The
term eighty-six...
- An
academic term (or
simply term) is a
portion of an
academic year
during which an
educational institution holds classes. The
schedules adopted vary widely...
-
Georgia cracker). The
exact history and
etymology of the word is debated. The
term is "probably an
agent noun" from the word crack. The word
crack was later...
- A
term limit is a
legal restriction on the
number of
terms a
person may
serve in a
particular elected office. When
term limits are
found in presidential...
- "Lolita" is an English-language
term defining a
young girl as "precociously seductive." It
originates from
Vladimir Nabokov's 1955
novel Lolita, which...
- A
term of
endearment is a word or
phrase used to
address or
describe a person,
animal or
inanimate object for
which the
speaker feels love or affection...
- interest;
having broad interests, or wide sympathies; inclusive, inviting. The
term has been
incorporated into the name of the
largest Christian communion, the...
- A
term of office,
electoral term, or
parliamentary term is the
length of time a
person serves in a
particular elected office. In many
jurisdictions there...
- A
term paper is a
research paper written by
students over an
academic term,
accounting for a
large part of a grade. Merriam-Webster
defines it as "a major...
