by-termn.
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the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > nickname or additional name
to-namec950
eke-name1303
surnamec1330
bynamec1374
nickname1440
addition1472
epitheton1570
by-term1579
epithet1579
agnomination1590
adjunct1598
apathaton1598
byword1598
nurse-name1605
familiar name1611
suradditiona1616
sobriquet1646
agname1652
last name1695
agnomen1809
cognomen1811
soubriquet1818
nickery1823
handle1838
cognomination1843
moniker1851
eponym1863
adname1890
tag1961
1579 T. Twyne tr. Petrarch Phisicke against Fortune i. xlii. 60 b Oftentymes great infamie groweth vppon small causes, and vile bye tearmes, vppon honourable names.
2. In University of Cambridge: A term which is not the main one for entering or for taking degrees.The degree of B.A. can be taken after residing for a certain number of terms; but to make this fit with the annual examination for honours, a student must enter at the beginning of the October term.
ΘΚΠ
society > education > educational administration > [noun] > session or term
half-yearc907
season?a1400
Michael term?1406
term1429
Michaelmas term1439
Easter term1530
Hilary1577
summer term1659
session1714
half1820
semester1826
by-term1883
Trinity term1899
winterim1964
1883 Athenæum 15 Dec. 770 Bulwer took his degree at a by-term, and did not try for honours.
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