Thesaurus: terminus

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1. n. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.
2. n. 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. n. Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See Term, 8.
4. n. Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or the town or city, at that place.
5. n. a place where something ends or is complete
6. n. the ultimate goal for which something is done
7. n. (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
8. n. either end of a railroad or bus route
9. n. station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
10. 1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit. 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. 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.
11. The Roman divinity who presided over boundaries, whose statuewas 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 theground on a boundary line.
12. n:100 n. (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 n. either end of a railroad or bus route