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terminus definition

ter·mi·nus (tʉrmə nəs)

noun pl. termini -·ni′ (-nī′) or terminuses -·nuses

  1. a boundary or limit
  2. a boundary stone or marker
  3. an end; final point; extremity or goal
  4. Chiefly Brit. either end of a transportation line, or a station or town located there; terminal
  5. Rom. Myth. the deity presiding over boundaries and landmarks

Etymology: L: see term

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