near-term
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See also: near term
English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
near-term (comparative more near-term, superlative most near-term)
- short-term
- (of a pregnant person or animal) Almost at the end of the gestation period.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 65:
- 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.