Entry Word: term

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position <elected for a two-year term as mayor>

Synonyms hitch, stint, tenure, tour

Related Words shift, watch; go, turn; duration, standing, time; cycle, span, spell, stretch; life, life span, lifetime

2 a pronounceable series of letters having a distinct meaning especially in a particular field <what's the term for the odd feeling that you've experienced an event before?> — see word 1