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• Define — De*fine , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defining}.] [OE. definer, usually, to end, to finish, F. d[ e]finir to define, L. definire to limit, define; de + finire to limit, end, finis boundary, limit, end. See {Final}, {Finish}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• term — n often attrib 1: a specified period of time the policy term 2: the whole period for which an estate is granted; also: the estate itself 3 a: the period in which the powers of a court may be validly exercised b …   Law dictionary

• define — I verb characterize, characterize precisely, circumscribere, clarify, construe, definire, delineate, denominate, depict the essential qualities of, describe, describe the properties of, designate, determine the essential qualities of, determine… …   Law dictionary

• define — de|fine W2S3 [dıˈfaın] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: definer, from Latin definire, from finire to limit, end ] 1.) to describe something correctly and thoroughly, and to say what standards, limits, qualities etc it has that make… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• define — verb ADVERB ▪ accurately, carefully, correctly, exactly, explicitly, precisely, specifically ▪ It is important to define these terms accurately. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• term — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 word or group of words ADJECTIVE ▪ specific ▪ blanket, broad, general, generic, umbrella ▪ descriptive …   Collocations dictionary

• term — Synonyms and related words: Z, abundant year, academic year, adjectival phrase, administration, agree, annum, antonym, apodosis, appellation, arrange, articles, articulation, as regards, assumptions, balance, baptize, basis, bissextile year,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• define — Synonyms and related words: assign, baptize, be characteristic, bed, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch, bound, brand, call, chalk, chalk up, characterize, check, check off, christen, cicatrize, circle in, circumscribe, clarify, confirm,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• term — n 1. word, vocable, phrase, locution, expression; name, designation, denomination, appellation, title. 2. period, eon, era, epoch, age, time, days, years; space, spell, snap, interval, stretch, span, stage, duration, date; season, cycle. 3. reign …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Late-term abortion — Late term abortions are abortions which are performed during a later stage of pregnancy. Late term abortion is more controversial than abortion in general because the fetus is more developed and may even be viable. Definition of late term A late… …   Wikipedia

• Representation term — A representation term is a word, or a combination of words, that semantically represent the data type (value domain) of a data element. A representation term is commonly referred to as a class word by those familiar with data dictionaries.… …   Wikipedia