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termine

term

noun TER-mee-neh Common

Origin: Latin terminus (boundary, limit)

Also means

deadline

Usage Note

Termine covers both a linguistic 'term / word' and a time-bound 'deadline / end point': entro il termine means 'by the deadline'. The plural i termini is used in legal and technical contexts for 'terms and conditions'. Do not confuse with terminale (terminal/final).

Examples

"Non conosco questo termine tecnico."

Natural Translation

I don't know this technical term.

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