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Terminus

//ˈtɜːmɪnəs// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia. Roman
Noun
  1. 1
    The end or final point of something.

    "The river reached its terminus at the wide delta near the sea."

  2. 2
    station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods wordnet
  3. 3
    The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.

    "My brother supposes they must have filled outside London, for at that time the furious terror of the people had rendered the central termini impossible."

  4. 4
    either end of a railroad or bus route wordnet
  5. 5
    A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary. obsolete

    "A bronz statue marked the terminus of the king's dominion."

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  1. 6
    (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome wordnet
  2. 7
    the ultimate goal for which something is done wordnet
  3. 8
    a place where something ends or is complete wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of term, Terminus, and termon.

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“a boundary or border, a limit or point”). Doublet of terminus and term.

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