Examples of term of art in a Sentence
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And because long-term Treasuries have a high duration — a term of art denoting the sensitivity of a bond’s price to changes in interest rates — the value of long-term bonds generally is likely to keep fluctuating as long as interest rates remain unstable.
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Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
After becoming a civilian, the term of art for a nondancer, Wells turned to modelling.
—Hannah Zeavin, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
Codas are clearly learned or, to use the term of art, socially transmitted.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
From the moment the algorithms set to work detecting their targets until these targets are prosecuted — a term of art in the field — no more than two or three minutes elapse.
—Bruno Maçães, Time, 10 July 2023
What all these fighters seek is freedom, a word that appears capitalized throughout the book, like a term of art or faith.
—Giri Nathan, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
After becoming a civilian, the term of art for a nondancer, Wells turned to modelling.
—Hannah Zeavin, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2023
Codas are clearly learned or, to use the term of art, socially transmitted.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2023
From the moment the algorithms set to work detecting their targets until these targets are prosecuted — a term of art in the field — no more than two or three minutes elapse.
—Bruno Maçães, Time, 10 July 2023
What all these fighters seek is freedom, a word that appears capitalized throughout the book, like a term of art or faith.
—Giri Nathan, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
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First Known Use
1570, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near term of art
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“Term of art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/term%20of%20art. Accessed 5 Dec. 2023.
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term of art
: a word having a particular meaning in a field (as the law)
called also word of art
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