Term Definition–noun | 1. | a word or group of words designating something, esp. in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics. |
| 2. | any word or group of words considered as a member of a construction or utterance. |
| 3. | the time or period through which something lasts. |
| 4. | a period of time to which limits have been set: elected for a term of four years. |
| 5. | one of two or more divisions of a school year, during which instruction is regularly provided. |
| 6. | an appointed or set time or date, as for the payment of rent, interest, wages, etc. |
| 7. | terms, | a. | conditions with regard to payment, price, charge, rates, wages, etc.: reasonable terms. |
| b. | conditions or stipulations limiting what is proposed to be granted or done: the terms of a treaty. |
| c. | footing or standing; relations: on good terms with someone. |
| d. | Obsolete. state, situation, or circumstances. |
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| 8. | Algebra, Arithmetic. | a. | each of the members of which an expression, a series of quantities, or the like, is composed, as one of two or more parts of an algebraic expression. |
| b. | a mathematical expression of the form axp, axpyq, etc., where a, p, and q are numbers and x and y are variables. |
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| 9. | Logic. | a. | the subject or predicate of a categorical proposition. |
| b. | the word or expression denoting the subject or predicate of a categorical proposition. |
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| 10. | Also called terminus. a figure, esp. of Terminus, in the form of a herm, used by the ancient Romans as a boundary marker; terminal figure. |
| 11. | Law. | a. | an estate or interest in land or the like, to be enjoyed for a fixed period. |
| b. | the duration of an estate. |
| c. | each of the periods during which certain courts of law hold their sessions. |
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| 12. | completion of pregnancy; parturition. |
| 13. | Archaic. | a. | end, conclusion, or termination. |
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–verb (used with object) | 14. | to apply a particular term or name to; name; call; designate. |
—Idioms| 15. | bring to terms, to force to agree to stated demands or conditions; bring into submission: After a long struggle, we brought them to terms. |
| 16. | come to terms, | a. | to reach an agreement; make an arrangement: to come to terms with a creditor. |
| b. | to become resigned or accustomed: to come to terms with one's life. |
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| 17. | eat one's terms, British Informal. to study for the bar; be a law student. |
| 18. | in terms of, with regard to; concerning: The book offers nothing in terms of a sat
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Paper Definition–noun | 1. | a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc. |
| 2. | a piece, sheet, or leaf of this. |
| 3. | something resembling this substance, as papyrus. |
| 4. | a written or printed document or the like. |
| 5. | stationery; writing paper. |
| 6. | a newspaper or journal. |
| 7. | an essay, article, or dissertation on a particular topic: a paper on early Mayan artifacts. |
| 8. | Often, papers. a document establishing or verifying identity, status, or the like: citizenship papers. |
| 9. | negotiable notes, bills, etc., as commercial paper or paper money: Only silver, please, no paper. |
| 14. | a sheet or card of paper with pins or needles stuck through it in rows. |
| 15. | a set of questions for an examination, an individual set of written answers to them, or any written piece of schoolwork. |
| 16. | Slang. a free pass to an entertainment. |
–verb (used with object) | 17. | to cover with wallpaper or apply wallpaper to: They papered the bedroom last summer. |
| 18. | to line or cover with paper. |
| 19. | to distribute handbills, posters, etc., throughout: to paper a neighborhood with campaign literature. |
| 20. | to fold, enclose, or wrap in paper. |
| 22. | Informal. to deluge with documents, esp. those requiring one to comply with certain technical procedures, as a means of legal harassment: He papered the plaintiff to force a settlement. |
| 23. | Slang. to fill (a theater or the like) with spectators by giving away free tickets or passes. |
| 24. | Archaic. | a. | to write or set down on paper. |
| b. | to describe in writing. |
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–verb (used without object) | 25. | to apply wallpaper to walls. |
–adjective | 26. | made of paper or paperlike material: a paper bag. |
| 27. | paperlike; thin, flimsy, or frail. |
| 28. | of, pertainin
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| 29. | pertaining to or carried on by means of letters, articles, books, etc.: a paper war. |
| 30. | written or printed on paper. |
| 31. | existing in theory or principle only and not in reality: paper profits. |
| 32. | indicating the first event of a series, as a wedding anniversary. |
| 33. | Slang. including many patrons admitted on free passes, as an audien
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—Verb phrase| 34. | paper over, to patch up or attempt to co
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—Idiom| 35. | on paper, | a. | in written or printed form. |
| b. | in theory rather than in practice. |
| c. | existing only in a preliminary state; in a plan or design: The university building program is still only on paper. |
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