TERM

A word or expression used for some particular thing

Example: "He learned many medical terms"

A limited period of time

Example: "A prison term"

(usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

Example: "The contract set out the conditions of the lease"

Any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial

Example: "The general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"

One of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition

Example: "The major term of a syllogism must occur twice"

The end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent

Example: "A healthy baby born at full term"

(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient rome