Termini

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Terminus \Ter"mi*nus\, n.; pl. {Termini}. [L. See {Term}.]
     1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.
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     2. (Myth.) 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.
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     3. Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See
        {Term}, 8.
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     4. Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or
        the town or city, at that place.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  terminus
       n 1: a place where something ends or is complete [syn: {end point},
             {endpoint}, {termination}]
       2: the ultimate goal for which something is done [syn: {destination}]
       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 [syn: {terminal figure}, {term}]
       4: either end of a railroad or bus route
       5: station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers
          or goods [syn: {terminal}, {depot}]
       [also: {termini} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  termini
       See {terminus}