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by-term|ˈbaɪtɜːm|
Also 6 bye-tearme.
[f. by- 4, 5 + term.]
†1. A by-name, a nickname. Obs.
1579Twyne Phisicke agst. Fort. 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.)
1883Athenæum 15 Dec. 770 Bulwer took his degree at a by-term, and did not try for honours. |