Terminus
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noun


(1)   Station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
(2)   Either end of a railroad or bus route
(3)   (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)   The ultimate goal for which something is done
(5)   A place where something ends or is complete
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Etymology


From . From the god Terminus who presided over boundaries.

Noun



  1. The end or final point of something.
  2. The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
  3. A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.

Related terms

  • terminate
  • terminations
  • terminus a quo
  • terminus ante quem
 
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