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near term

near term is the alternative spelling of near-term.

Meaning of near-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

Questions about near term

What is near term the alternative spelling of?
Near term is the alternative spelling of near-term.

Words near near term in the dictionary

  1. near sighted
  2. near space
  3. near surface
  4. near synonym
  5. near synonyms
  6. near term
  7. near the knuckle
  8. near the mark
  9. near thing
  10. near things
  11. near touch

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