terminal, terminus, depot
(noun) station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
terminus
(noun) either end of a railroad or bus route
terminus, terminal figure, term
(noun) (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
destination, terminus
(noun) the ultimate goal for which something is done
Source: WordNet® 3.1
termini
plural of terminus
• interim, mintier
Termini (plural Terminis)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Termini is the 24665th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1012 individuals. Termini is most common among White (93.58%) individuals.
• interim, mintier
Source: Wiktionary
Ter"mi*nus, n.; pl. Termini. Etym: [L. See Term.]
1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.
2. (Myth.)
Definition: The Roman divinity who presided over boundaries, whose statue was properly a short pillar terminating in the bust of a man, woman, satyr, or the like, but often merely a post or stone stuck in the ground on a boundary line.
3. Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See Term, 8.
4. Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or the town or city, at that place.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); “asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
