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near-term

near-term adjective: short-term.

Adjective

near-term (comparative more near-term, superlative most near-term)

  1. short-term
  2. Almost at the end of the gestation period.
    • Bodies of the 10-kilogram creatures have been found complete with near-term foetuses, and the contents of their last meal (berries and leaves) in their stomachs.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 65

Forms of near-term

comparativemore near-term
superlativemost near-term

Words formed from near-term

Questions about near-term

What does near-term mean?
Near-term means short-term.
What part of speech is near-term?
Near-term is an adjective.

Words near near-term in the dictionary

  1. near-sightedness
  2. near-surface
  3. near-syncope
  4. near-synonym
  5. near-synonyms
  6. near-term
  7. nearable
  8. nearables
  9. nearabout
  10. nearabouts
  11. nearbout

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