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termini

 [tur-muh-nuhs]   Origin

ter·mi·nus

   [tur-muh-nuhs]
noun, plural -ni  [-nahy] , -nus·es.
1.
the end or extremity of anything.
2.
either end of a railroad line.
3.
British. the station or the town at the end of a railway or bus route.
4.
the point toward which anything tends; goal or end.
5.
a boundary or limit.
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6.
a boundary post or stone.
7.
(initial capital letter) the ancient Roman god of boundaries and landmarks.
8.
term (def. 10).
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Origin:
1545–55; < Latin: boundary, limit, end

Can be confused: terminal, terminus.
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terminus
1555, "goal, end, final point," from L. terminus (pl. termini) "end, boundary line," from PIE base *ter-, base of words meaning "peg, post, boundary, marker goal" (cf. Skt. tarati "passes over, crosses over," Hittite tarmaizzi "he limits," Gk. terma "boundary, end, limit"). In ancient Rome, Terminus
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was the name of the deity who presided over boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia (held Feb. 23, the end of the old Roman year). Meaning "either end of a transportation line" is first recorded 1836.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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