"term paper" meaning in English

See term paper in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: term papers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} term paper (plural term papers)
  1. A substantial research paper written by a student over an academic term or semester which accounts for a large amount of a grade and makes up much of the course. Wikipedia link: term paper Categories (topical): Education
    Sense id: en-term_paper-en-noun-n5vlbkp9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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