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terminus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • boundary noun A line or edge that marks where one area ends and another begins.
  • ending noun The final part of a story, event, or period of time.
  • final adj Coming at the end; last.
  • finale noun The grand concluding part of a performance, event, or series.
  • finish verb To complete or bring something to an end.
  • limit noun The furthest point or greatest amount allowed or possible; a boundary.

Senses

terminus is used for these senses in English:

  • boundary the dividing line or location between two areas
  • ending A termination or conclusion.
  • ending The last part of something.
  • final (North America, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
  • finale The grand end of something, especially of a show or piece of music.
  • finish An end; the end of anything.
  • limit A restriction; a bound beyond which one may not go.

ending — full definition

  1. noun The final part of a story, event, or period of time.
  2. noun A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its grammatical form, such as "-s" or "-ed".

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