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/fool"terrm"/, adj.1. of or noting the entire duration of normal pregnancy.2. serving the complete designated term of office: He was not a full-term president.
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Full Term — in the universities of Oxford and Cambridge refers to the eight weeks within the longer academic term during which lectures are given and students are required to be in residence. The dates of Full Term may differ from year to year within the… … Wikipedia
full-term — adj. Gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy; as, a healthy full term baby; of new born infants. Opposite of {premature}. Also See: {mature}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
full-term — adj [only before noun] a full term baby is born after a ↑pregnancy of the normal length →↑premature … Dictionary of contemporary English
full-term — adjective a full term baby is born after the normal length of time in its mother s body … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
full term — /fʊl ˈtɜm/ (say fool term) noun the end point of a normal pregnancy. Compare early term, late term, middle term (def. 2). –full term, adjective …
full term — noun the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent a healthy baby born at full term • Syn: ↑term • Hypernyms: ↑point, ↑point in time • Part Holonyms: ↑gestation, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
full-term — adjective Date: 1907 retained in the uterus for the normal period of gestation before birth < a full term newborn > … New Collegiate Dictionary
full-term — adj. Full term is used with these nouns: ↑baby, ↑infant, ↑pregnancy … Collocations dictionary
full-term — adjective born after a pregnancy of a normal length: a full term baby compare premature (2) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
full-term — UK / US adjective a full term baby is born after the normal length of time in its mother s body … English dictionary
