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terminus

ter·mi·nus [ túrmənəss ] (plural ter·mi·ni [ túrmə n ] or ter·mi·nus·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. place where transportation route ends: a town, city, or location at the end or beginning of a fixed transport route such as a railroad or bus route

2. very last point: a point where something stops or reaches its end

3. sculpture 
Same as  term (sense 10)


[Mid-16th century. < Latin, "end, boundary, limit"]
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