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{ "term": "term", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a word or phrase used as the name of something, especially one connected with a particular type of language", "sensetop": "term for something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "a technical/legal/generic term" }, { "text": "a glossary of terms" }, { "text": "a term of abuse" }, { "text": "What is the meaning of the term ‘globalization’?" }, { "text": "William Gibson **coined the term** *(= invented the term)* ‘cyberspace’ in 1984." }, { "text": "‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’.", "contextForm": "term for something" }, { "text": "The **term **‘Generation X’ **refers to** the people born in the 1950s and 1960s." }, { "text": "‘Register’ is the term commonly used to describe different levels of formality in language." }, { "text": "I would describe myself, **for want of a better term**, as a nerd." }, { "text": "I prefer the term ‘network’ to ‘community’." }, { "text": "I think we can apply the term ‘genius’ to the painter." }, { "text": "The term ‘acid rain’ was coined in the 19th century." }, { "text": "Try entering the search term ‘classical music’." }, { "text": "He hadn't realized that ‘chuck’ was a term of endearment." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["specific", "blanket", "broad"], "verb + term": ["use", "be couched in", "define"], "term + verb": [ "connote something", "denote something", "describe something" ], "preposition": ["term for", "term of"], "phrases": [ "in glowing terms", "in no uncertain terms", "in simple terms" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "(especially in the UK) one of the three periods in the year during which classes are held in schools, universities, etc.", "sensetop": "during term", "labels": "North American English also(British English)(North American English)", "cefr": "b1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "the spring/summer/autumn/fall term" }, { "text": "Many students now have paid employment during term.", "contextForm": "during term" }, { "text": "It's nearly the **end of term**." }, { "text": "It's nearly the **end of the term**." } ], "topics": ["Time", "Education"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["college", "school", "university"], "term + noun": ["paper"], "preposition": ["during (the) term", "in the term"], "phrases": ["the beginning of (the) term", "the end of (the) term"] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a period of time for which something lasts; a fixed or limited time", "sensetop": "term as somethingterm of something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "during the president’s first **term of/in office**" }, { "text": "a term as president/mayor/governor/prime minister", "contextForm": "term as something" }, { "text": "He was sentenced to a **prison/jail term** of 25 years for the offence.", "contextForm": "term of something" }, { "text": "She served a five-year **term of imprisonment**." }, { "text": "The contract was for a **fixed term** of five years." }, { "text": "to **extend the term** of a loan" }, { "text": "His presidential **term expires **at the end of May." }, { "text": "The term of agreement can be for either two or three years." }, { "text": "Her current term runs until January 2024." }, { "text": "She is now seeking her second term in the Senate." }, { "text": "The lease is granted for a set term of years." }, { "text": "The president wants to make tax reform a top priority during his second term." } ], "topics": ["Time", "Crime and punishment"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["long", "short", "full"], "verb + term": ["serve", "seek", "win"], "term + verb": ["run", "expire", "run out"], "preposition": ["at term"], "phrases": [ "in the long term", "in the medium term", "in the near term" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the end of a particular period of time, especially one for which something is expected to last", "labels": "(formal)(medical)", "cefr": "c1", "examples": [ { "text": "His life had reached its natural term." }, { "text": "This view of the economy is approaching its term *(= it will soon be old-fashioned)*." }, { "text": "The pregnancy went to **full term** *(= lasted the normal length of time)*." }, { "text": "Her baby was born at term." } ], "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["long", "short", "full"], "verb + term": ["serve", "seek", "win"], "term + verb": ["run", "expire", "run out"], "preposition": ["at term"], "phrases": [ "in the long term", "in the medium term", "in the near term" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "each of the various parts in a series, an equation, etc.", "labels": "(mathematics)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to describe what will happen a long, short, etc. time in the future", "examples": [ { "text": "Such a development seems unlikely, at least in the short term *(= it will not happen for quite a long time)*." }, { "text": "In the longer term, children of depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from childhood depression." }, { "text": "In the long term, our efforts will pay off." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/tɜːm/", "audio": "te/term/term__gb_3.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/tɜːrm/", "audio": "te/term/term__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English (denoting a limit in space or time, or (in the plural) limiting conditions): from Old French terme, from Latin terminus ‘end, boundary, limit’." }