termo

Portuguese

/ˈteɾ.mu/, /ˈteʁ.mu/, /ˈteɹ.mu/, /ˈteɻ.mo/

noun
Definitions
  • surroundings area surrounding something
  • end final point of something in space or time
  • term duration of a set length
  • condition; state
  • term limitation, restriction or regulation
  • term; word especially one from a specialised area
  • (grammar) a word with a function in a sentence
  • (mathematics) term value in an expression
  • (logic) each element of a statement

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese termĩo, termio inherited from Latin terminus (limit, boundary, end, a bound, etc, ML, word, covenant, a term, period, in cog, -, also a time, - also a time) derived from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (through, over, young, drill, rub, bore, twist, soft, turn, grind, weak).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ter-

Gloss

through, over, young, drill, rub, bore, twist, soft, turn, grind, weak

Concept
Semantic Field

Miscellaneous function words

Ontological Category

Other

Kanji

弱

Emoji

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