English Dictionary

That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary.
Source : opted (157120)  - auto

The time for which anything lasts; any limited time; as, a term of five years; the term of life.
Source : opted (157121)  - auto

In universities, schools, etc., a definite continuous period during which instruction is regularly given to students; as, the school year is divided into three terms.
Source : opted (157122)  - auto

A point, line, or superficies, that limits; as, a line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid.
Source : opted (157123)  - auto

A fixed period of time; a prescribed
Source : opted (157124)  - auto

The limitation of an estate; or rather, the whole time for which an estate is granted, as for the term of a life or lives, or for a term of years.
Source : opted (157125)  - auto

A space of time granted to a debtor for discharging his obligation.
Source : opted (157126)  - auto

The time in which a court is held or is open for the trial of causes.
Source : opted (157127)  - auto

The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.
Source : opted (157128)  - auto

A word or expression; specifically, one that has a precisely limited meaning in certain relations and uses, or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or the like; as, a technical term.
Source : opted (157129)  - auto