Terminus meaning

tûrmə-nəs

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The final point; the end.

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An end point on a transportation line or the town in which it is located.

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A boundary or limit.

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A boundary stone or marker.

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An end; final point; extremity or goal.

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(chiefly brit.) Either end of a transportation line, or a station or town located there; terminal.

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(rom. myth., person, proper) The deity presiding over boundaries and landmarks.

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The end or final point of something.

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The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.

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A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.

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Runtimes, run times.

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(Roman mythology) Was the god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia.

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Origin of terminus

Latin

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin terminus (“boundary, limit"). From the god Terminus who presided over boundaries.

From Wiktionary
From terminus (“a boundary or border, a limit or point")

From Wiktionary