"Terminus" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“a boundary or border, a limit or point”). Doublet of terminus and term. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|terminus|t=a boundary or border, a limit or point}} Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“a boundary or border, a limit or point”), {{dbt|en|terminus|term}} Doublet of terminus and term Head templates: {{en-prop}} Terminus
  1. (Roman mythology) The god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia. Wikipedia link: Terminus (god) Tags: Roman Categories (topical): Roman deities Synonyms: terminal figure Related terms: terminal, terminate, termination
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