terminus
NounUS[tur-mih-nuhs]/ˈtɝmɪnəs/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (5)termini
- a place where something ends or is completeSynonyms: end pointendpointterminationType of end, terminal
- the ultimate goal for which something is doneSynonyms: destinationType of goal, end
- (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 RomeSynonyms: terminal figuretermType of statue
- either end of a railroad or bus routeType of end, terminal
- station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goodsSynonyms: terminaldepotType of stationKinds railway station, cathode, air terminal, bus terminal, subway stationPart of transportation system, transportation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ter′mi·nus noun; pl. Termini (#).
Origin: L. See Term.
1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.
2. Mythology 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. Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See Term, 8.
4. Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or the town or city, at that place.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54