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A limited period of time.
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A period of time that is assigned to a person to serve: a six-year term as senator. See Synonyms at period.
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A period when a school or court is in session.
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A point in time at which something ends; termination: an apprenticeship nearing its term.
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The end of a normal gestation period: carried the fetus to term.
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