terminus

[ tur-muh-nuhs ]
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noun,plural ter·mi·ni [tur-muh-nahy], /ˈtɜr məˌnaɪ/, ter·mi·nus·es.
  1. the end or extremity of anything.

  2. either end of a railroad line.

  1. British. the station or the town at the end of a railway or bus route.

  2. the point toward which anything tends; goal or end.

  3. a boundary or limit.

  4. a boundary post or stone.

  5. (initial capital letter) the ancient Roman god of boundaries and landmarks.

Origin of terminus

1
1545–55; <Latin: boundary, limit, end

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British Dictionary definitions for terminus (1 of 2)

terminus

/ (ˈtɜːmɪnəs) /


nounplural -ni (-naɪ) or -nuses
  1. the last or final part or point

  2. either end of a railway, bus route, etc, or a station or town at such a point

  1. a goal aimed for

  2. a boundary or boundary marker

  3. architect another name for term (def. 10)

Origin of terminus

1
C16: from Latin: end; related to Greek termōn boundary

British Dictionary definitions for Terminus (2 of 2)

Terminus

/ (ˈtɜːmɪnəs) /


noun
  1. the Roman god of boundaries

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