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(tûr'mə-nəs) pronunciation
n., pl., -nus·es, or -ni (-nī').
  1. The final point; the end.
  2. An end point on a transportation line or the town in which it is located.
    1. A boundary or border.
    2. A stone or post marking a border.

[Latin.]


A bust or figure of the upper part of the human body terminated in a plain block of rectangular form; a terminal figure.

terminations of various types


terminus, boundary-stone; in Roman religion the numen of such stones was the object of an annual ritual (the Terminalia) on 23 February, which included a sacrifice and a feast by the neighbouring land-holders. These rural termini had their state counterpart in the god Terminus, whose boundary-stone was located in the temple of Jupiter Optimus Maximus on the Capitol, and according to tradition was there before the temple was built. It was left inside the temple, which had an opening in the roof to ensure that the stone remained under the open sky.

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Terminus (tûr'mĭnəs), in ancient Rome, both the boundary markers between properties and the name of the god who watched over boundaries. Property lines were of great importance, particularly to farmers, and boundary stones were laid in a solemn ceremony. The rites of the Terminalia, held on Feb. 23, reinforced the sanctity of these markers. Terminus was often merged with Jupiter as Jupiter Terminus.


Pl. termini [L.] an ending.

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Terminus is a Latin word that literally means boundary stone. It may also be used to describe the end of a road.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - endestation

Nederlands (Dutch)
begin- en eindstation (van bus of trein)

Français (French)
n. - (GB, Transp) terminus

Deutsch (German)
n. - Endstation, Endpunkt, Ziel, Grenze, Grenzsäule

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - τερματικός σταθμός, αφετηρία, τέρμα

Italiano (Italian)
capolinea

Português (Portuguese)
n. - término (m), estação (f) terminal, objetivo (m)

Русский (Russian)
конечный пункт, вокзал

Español (Spanish)
n. - estación terminal, término, final de línea

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - slutstation, ändpunkt, terminal, slutmål

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
终点, 终点站, 界标

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 終點, 終點站, 界標

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 종점, 터미널, 목적지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 終点, 目的地, 境界, 限界, 境界柱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عمود دال على حدود شيء, تخم, حد, نهايه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מסוף, תחנה סופית‬


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