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término

term

noun TEHR-mee-noh Less Common

Origin: From Latin terminus.

Also means

end

Usage Note

Término means a word or technical term (términos médicos), a period of time (en el término de una semana = 'within a week'), and in mathematics/logic, a term in an equation or argument. Note the written accent: término (noun with stress on the first syllable) vs termino (first-person present of terminar, 'I finish') vs terminó (third-person preterite, 'he/she finished'). En términos generales = 'generally speaking'.

Examples

"Ese es un término técnico muy específico."

Natural Translation

That is a very specific technical term.

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