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1. (n.) terminus
the end or extremity of anything.
2. terminus
either end of a railroad line.
3. terminus
the station at the end of a railway or bus route.
4. terminus
the point toward which anything tends; goal or end.
5. terminus
a boundary or limit.
6. terminus
a boundary post or stone.
7. terminus
a herm.
Etymology: (1545–55; < L: boundary, limit, end)
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| Definition of 'terminus' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) end point, endpoint, termination, terminus
a place where something ends or is complete
2. (noun) destination, terminus
the ultimate goal for which something is done
3. (noun) terminus, terminal figure, term
(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
4. (noun) terminus
either end of a railroad or bus route
5. (noun) terminal, terminus, depot
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
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| Definition of 'terminus' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) terminus
literally, a boundary; a border; a limit
2. (noun) terminus
the Roman divinity who presided over boundaries, whose statue was properly a short pillar terminating in the bust of a man, woman, satyr, or the like, but often merely a post or stone stuck in the ground on a boundary line
3. (noun) terminus
hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See Term, 8
4. (noun) terminus
either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or the town or city, at that place
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. terminus
in Roman mythology a deity who presided over boundaries, the worship of whom was instituted by Numa (q. v.).
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Sense: an end, especially of a railway or bus route
I get off at the bus terminus.
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 Afrikaans: terminus |
 Arabic: نِهايَه، مَحَطَّه |
 Bulgarian: крайна точка |
 Brazilian: terminal |
 Czech: konečná stanice |
 German: die Endstation |
 Danish: endestation; -endestation |
 Greek: τέρμα, τερματικός σταθμός |
 Spanish: estación de término, esta |
 Estonian: lõpp-peatus |
 Farsi: آخر خط؛ انتها |
 Finnish: päätepysäkki, terminaali |
 French: terminus |
 Hebrew: תַחֲנָה סוֹפִית |
 Hindi: अन्तिम स्टेशन |
 Croatian: krajnja postaja, krajnja |
 Hungarian: végállomás |
 Indonesian: ujung jalan |
 Icelandic: endastöð |
 Italian: capolinea |
 Japanese: 終着駅 |
 Korean: 종점 |
 Lithuanian: galinė stotis, žiedas |
 Latvian: galastacija, galapunkts |
 Malay: perhentian penghabisan |
 Dutch: eindpunt |
 Norwegian: endestasjon |
 Polish: końcowa stacja, pętla |
 Portuguese: paragem final |
 Romanian: capăt |
 Russian: конечная остановка |
 Slovak: konečná stanica |
 Slovenian: končna postaja |
 Serbian: zadnja stanica |
 Swedish: slut-,ändstation |
 Thai: สถานีปลายทาง |
 Turkish: son, bitiş, son durak |
 Taiwanese: 終點(站) |
 Ukrainian: кінцева станція |
 Urdu: ريلوے اور بس کا روٹ |
 Vietnamese: ga cuối cùng |
 Chinese: 终点站 |
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