–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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

12.	completion of pregnancy; parturition.

13.	Archaic. a. end, conclusion, or termination. b. boundary or limit.

–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. < 78e /span> b. to become resigned or accustomed: to come to terms with one's life.

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 satisfactory conclusion.

–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.

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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.

10.	a promissory note.

11.	papers, a. Nautical. ship's papers. b. rolling paper.

12.	wallpaper.

13.	toilet 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.

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to supply with 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 l 3e8 ike) with spectators by giving away free tickets or passes.

24.	Archaic. a. to write or set down on paper. b. to describe in writing.

–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.

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28.	of, pertaining to, or noting routine clerical duties.

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 audience for a theatrical performance: It's a paper house tonight.

—Verb phrase

34.	paper over, to patch up or attempt to conceal (a difference, disagreement, etc.) so as to preserve a friendship, present a unified opinion, etc.: to paper over a dispute.

—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.