Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An important genus of pseudoneuropterous insects, typical of the family Termitidæ.
- noun [lowercase] A termite.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or termites. See
termite .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun type genus of the Termitidae
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Examples
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Item these words, _declamation, delineation, dimention_, are scholasticall termes in deede, and yet very proper.
The Arte of English Poesie George Puttenham
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Homer in this place, doth not ride a loft in Poeticall termes, but goeth low and soft on foote, as prose and Pedestris oratio should do.
The Scholemaster 1570
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Item these words, declination, delineation, dimention, are scholasticall termes in deede, and yet very proper.
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_Homer_ in this place, doth not ride a loft in Poeticall termes, but goeth low and soft on foote, as prose and _Pedestris oratio_ should do.
The Schoolmaster Roger Ascham 1541
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In his preface to the latter, Caxton acknowledges that his translations had required him to introduce an abundance of “curyous termes.”
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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In his preface to the latter, Caxton acknowledges that his translations had required him to introduce an abundance of “curyous termes.”
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Les termes qui concerne l'homosexualite 'sont tres pejoratifs, …
Global Voices in English » Arab World: Trouble for Gay Travels in the Muslim World 2009
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Il faut qu'il y ai des termes neutres qui nous identifient, on doit travailler pour traduire les termes, enrichir le dictionnaire arabe, …
Global Voices in English » Arab World: Trouble for Gay Travels in the Muslim World 2009
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On remarque les erreurs classiques relatives aux termes juridiques.
Archive 2010-06-01 Rene Meertens 2010
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Dans un document rendu public mardi, il affirme que la question ne se pose pas en termes de "pour ou contre l'euthanasie", mais en termes de dispensation des "soins appropriés en fin de vie".
The English Canadian MSM got it wrong re: Quebec College of Physicians and Euthanasia Suzanne 2009
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