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Definition of "terminus" []

  • The final point; the end. (noun)
  • An end point on a transportation line or the town in which it is located. (noun)
  • A boundary or border. (noun)
  • A stone or post marking a border. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "terminus" in a sentence
  • "That would be a fine example of establishing what we call a terminus ante quem, "point [in time] before which," the latest year a particular document could have been written."
  • "Once that terminus is erased, there is nothing to stop society from sliding into straightforward euthanasia, as has occurred in the UK."
  • "The end, the terminus, is significant not by itself but as the integration of the parts."