noun; term
Meanings
3 senses · 11 examplesnoun
noun (part of speech)
neutralA fundamental part of speech in grammar. It refers to people, places, things, and abstract concepts.
In English sentences, nouns often serve as subjects or objects.
Both "Beijing" and "friendship" are nouns.
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When learning a new language, it's important to master basic nouns first.
The plural form of this noun is very unusual.
noun
term; nomenclature
informalRefers to specialized vocabulary or jargon in a particular field, or simply a 'word' or 'phrase' in a broad sense. The suffix '儿' can be added in colloquial speech.
This dictionary contains many chemical terms.
Young people like to use new internet terms.
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This professional term is too hard to pronounce.
What does that word you just said mean?
noun
term (in syllogism)
technicalA technical term in formal logic, referring to the concept represented by a word within the structure of a syllogism (e.g., major term, minor term).
The middle term of this syllogism is "mortal."
In logic, one must accurately distinguish between the major term and the minor term.
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His argument failed because the extension of the term was unclear.