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Main Entry: 1term
Pronunciation: trm
Function: noun 1: 1END 1b 2: a fixed period of time; especially: the time for which something lasts : DURATION <served two terms> <the new school term> 3plural: conditions that limit the nature and scope of something (as an agreement) <could not accept their terms> 4 a: a word or expression that has an exact meaning in some uses or is limited to a particular field <legal terms> bplural: words of a particular kind <spoke in glowing terms> 5 a: a mathematical expression (as 3x in x2 + 3x - y) connected to another by a plus or a minus sign b: an element (as a numerator) of a fraction or proportion 6plurala: personal relationship <on good terms with the neighbors> b: AGREEMENT 1b <come to terms after much compromise> c: a state of acceptance or understanding <came to terms with not making the team> - in terms of: with respect to or in relation to <thinks of everything in terms of money> - on one's own terms: in accordance with one's wishes : in one's own way <prefers to live on his own terms>