terminus
Americannoun
plural
termini, terminuses-
the end or extremity of anything.
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either end of a railroad line.
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British. the station or the town at the end of a railway or bus route.
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the point toward which anything tends; goal or end.
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a boundary or limit.
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a boundary post or stone.
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(initial capital letter) the ancient Roman god of boundaries and landmarks.
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term.
noun
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the last or final part or point
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either end of a railway, bus route, etc, or a station or town at such a point
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a goal aimed for
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a boundary or boundary marker
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architect another name for term
noun
Etymology
Origin of terminus
1545–55; < Latin: boundary, limit, end
Example Sentences
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For the surface versions, the peptide was attached at either the N terminus or the C terminus, a subtle difference that can influence how immune cells recognize and process it.
From Science Daily
A classical stadium at its end would counterbalance the Greek-temple-inspired Lincoln Memorial at the opposite terminus.
The long gold bull market appeared like it could be near its terminus.
From Barron's
It’s a somewhat arbitrary terminus given the number of non-American artists included here, and the irrelevance of our commercial television to their work.
But is our little fiesta headed towards another terminus?
From Salon
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