Meaning & use
Termed
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Called or described by a particular name or expression.
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The unusual weather pattern was termed a 'polar vortex' by meteorologists.
Critics termed the film a modern classic.
A note on using this word
Past tense of the verb 'term,' related to the noun 'term' meaning a word or expression with a specific meaning.
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