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term

noun

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1 a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position
  • elected for a two-year term as mayor
Synonyms of term

hitch, stint, tenure, tour
Words Related to term

shift, watch

go, turn

duration, standing, time

cycle, span, spell, stretch

life, life span, lifetime, run
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?
Synonyms of term

expression, word
Words Related to term

linguistic form, monosyllable, morpheme, speech form

polysyllable

collocation, idiom, locution, phrase

archaism, coinage, colloquialism, euphemism, loanword, modernism, neologism, vernacularism

term

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of term

to give a name to
  • The armed forces began a rescue mission termed Operation In and Out.
Synonyms of term

baptize, call, christen, denominate, designate, dub, entitle, label, name, nominate, style, title
Words Related to term

brand, stigmatize, tag

denote, specify

miscall, misname, mistitle

nickname

surname

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