单词 | terming |
释义 | termingn.ΘΚΠ the mind > language > linguistics > linguistic unit > phrase > [noun] > term or expression > use of terminga1425 a1425 Edward, Duke of York Master of Game (Digby) Prol. 10 Men wote well that the grettest termynge [Bodl. 546 termynynge] of sekenes þat may be is swote. 2. The action or an act of using a particular term to refer to something or someone; denoting; designation. ΚΠ 1548 Caueat for Christians agaynst Arch-Papist sig. B.vv I praye you euen for Iesus Christes sake to forgo suche popyshe termynge. 1591 F. Sparry tr. C. de Cattan Geomancie 176 The place, house, or fygure is..all one thing..yet there is some difference in the tearming. 1654 J. Webster Judgement Set 294 For his terming of them and me Wretches, Caytiffs and the like; I confesse I am heartily sorry for the ignorance, insolence, and impudence of the young man. 1887 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 23 July 220/1 The terming of medical officers of the army ‘non-combatants’ is a relic of the darker ages. 1930 Amer. Jrnl. Police Sci. 1 169 This uniform terming is quite useful. 2014 D. R. Burgess Politics Piracy 3 The state's terming of pirates as ‘enemies of the human race’ comes to define them in these accounts. CompoundsΚΠ 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Gen. xxiii. 2) 179 We read in the Gospel of minstrels and people making a noise at the terming-house, as they call it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1425 |
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