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Þ þ (thorn)
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1.
tē̆rme
n.
244 quotations in 9 senses
Sense / Definition
(a) A limit of space or capacity;
withouten ani terme
, limitless, bottomless;—used
fig.
; (b) a temporal limit, limit of a span of time;
med.
the limit of a period of time in which a morbid condition…
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