Spread and Term

Spread

Spread noun - A decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed.

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Term and spread are semantically related. in expansion topic. In some cases you can use "Term" instead a noun "Spread".

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

Term noun - A fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position.

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Spread and term are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Spread" instead a noun "Term".

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

full	full spread	full term
common	common spread	common term
standard	standard spread	standard term
single	single spread	single term
Other adjectives: actual, real, new, general, less, longer.

The term was originally specific to the anime fanfiction community, although by the early-middle 2000s it had spread to other fandoms alongside the term lemon.

Source: Lime
While the word and concept are based on these beginnings, the term has spread from there such that it has become a widely used term to discuss pointlessly cruel characters.

Source: Troll
Steampunk one of the oldest examples of steampunk, from roughly about the time the term was invented, but before it was spread.

Source: Tabletop Game / Space 1889

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