term paper

noun

: a major written assignment in a school or college course representative of a student's achievement during a term

Examples of term paper in a Sentence

I have a term paper due next week.
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Like students who know for months when their term paper is due, lawmakers traditionally delay their work until the end of the legislative session and then stay up all night to finish the assignments. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 19 May 2025 These professional term paper writers have been helping students since 2008. Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025 Pricing College term paper help is not the cheapest here. Rowan Briggs, Mercury News, 24 Mar. 2025 So, for the Guardians, the Thomas and Alex Cobb additions might seem like doing the bare minimum to achieve a passing grade on a term paper. Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024 See All Example Sentences for term paper

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of term paper was in 1873

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“Term paper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/term%20paper. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

term paper

noun
: a major written assignment in a school or college course involving a student's individual research and study in a subject area
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