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term paper
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
term paper
(noun)
term paper
noun
plural
term papers
term paper
noun
plural
term papers
Britannica Dictionary definition of TERM PAPER
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a long essay that usually requires research and that is written by a student as part of a course or class
I have a
term paper
due next week.
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