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- Dictionaryterm/təːm/
noun
- 1. a word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study: "the musical term ‘leitmotiv’" Similar
- 2. a fixed or limited period for which something, for example office, imprisonment, or investment, lasts or is intended to last: "the President is elected for a single four-year term" Similar
verb
- 1. give a descriptive name to; call by a specified term: "he has been termed the father of modern theology"
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