{
    "term": "term",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a word or phrase used as the name of something, especially one connected with a particular type of language",
            "sensetop": "term for something",
            "cefr": "a2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a technical/legal/generic term"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a glossary of terms"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a term of abuse"
                },
                {
                    "text": "What is the meaning of the term ‘globalization’?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "William Gibson **coined the term** *(= invented the term)* ‘cyberspace’ in 1984."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’.",
                    "contextForm": "term for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **term **‘Generation X’ **refers to** the people born in the 1950s and 1960s."
                },
                {
                    "text": "‘Register’ is the term commonly used to describe different levels of formality in language."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I would describe myself, **for want of a better term**, as a nerd."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I prefer the term ‘network’ to ‘community’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I think we can apply the term ‘genius’ to the painter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The term ‘acid rain’ was coined in the 19th century."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Try entering the search term ‘classical music’."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He hadn't realized that ‘chuck’ was a term of endearment."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["specific", "blanket", "broad"],
                "verb + term": ["use", "be couched in", "define"],
                "term + verb": [
                    "connote something",
                    "denote something",
                    "describe something"
                ],
                "preposition": ["term for", "term of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "in glowing terms",
                    "in no uncertain terms",
                    "in simple terms"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "(especially in the UK) one of the three periods in the year during which classes are held in schools, universities, etc.",
            "sensetop": "during term",
            "labels": "North American English also(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the spring/summer/autumn/fall term"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many students now have paid employment during term.",
                    "contextForm": "during term"
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's nearly the **end of term**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's nearly the **end of the term**."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time", "Education"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["college", "school", "university"],
                "term + noun": ["paper"],
                "preposition": ["during (the) term", "in the term"],
                "phrases": ["the beginning of (the) term", "the end of (the) term"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a period of time for which something lasts; a fixed or limited time",
            "sensetop": "term as somethingterm of something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "during the president’s first **term of/in office**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a term as president/mayor/governor/prime minister",
                    "contextForm": "term as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was sentenced to a **prison/jail term** of 25 years for the offence.",
                    "contextForm": "term of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She served a five-year **term of imprisonment**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The contract was for a **fixed term** of five years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **extend the term** of a loan"
                },
                {
                    "text": "His presidential **term expires **at the end of May."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The term of agreement can be for either two or three years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her current term runs until January 2024."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is now seeking her second term in the Senate."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The lease is granted for a set term of years."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The president wants to make tax reform a top priority during his second term."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time", "Crime and punishment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "short", "full"],
                "verb + term": ["serve", "seek", "win"],
                "term + verb": ["run", "expire", "run out"],
                "preposition": ["at term"],
                "phrases": [
                    "in the long term",
                    "in the medium term",
                    "in the near term"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the end of a particular period of time, especially one for which something is expected to last",
            "labels": "(formal)(medical)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His life had reached its natural term."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This view of the economy is approaching its term *(= it will soon be old-fashioned)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pregnancy went to **full term** *(= lasted the normal length of time)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her baby was born at term."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Discussion and agreement"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["long", "short", "full"],
                "verb + term": ["serve", "seek", "win"],
                "term + verb": ["run", "expire", "run out"],
                "preposition": ["at term"],
                "phrases": [
                    "in the long term",
                    "in the medium term",
                    "in the near term"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "each of the various parts in a series, an equation, etc.",
            "labels": "(mathematics)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to describe what will happen a long, short, etc. time in the future",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Such a development seems unlikely, at least in the short term *(= it will not happen for quite a long time)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the longer term, children of depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from childhood depression."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In the long term, our efforts will pay off."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tɜːm/",
                "audio": "te/term/term__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tɜːrm/",
                "audio": "te/term/term__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (denoting a limit in space or time, or (in the plural) limiting conditions): from Old French terme, from Latin terminus ‘end, boundary, limit’."
}