termini
US/ˈtɝməˌnaɪ/
termini is the plural of terminus.
Meaning of terminus
Noun
terminus (plural termini or terminuses)
- The end or final point of something.
- The river reached its terminus at the wide delta near the sea.
- The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
- My brother supposes they must have filled outside London, for at that time the furious terror of the people had rendered the central termini impossible.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 171
- A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.
- A bronz statue marked the terminus of the king's dominion.
Proper noun capitalized: Termini
Termini (plural Terminis)
- A surname from Italian.
Forms of termini
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Origin of termini
Unadapted borrowing from Latin terminī, nominative plural of terminus.
Borrowed from Italian Termini.
Phrases with termini
Questions about termini
- What does termini mean?
- Termini means a surname from Italian.
- What is termini the plural of?
- Termini is the plural of terminus.
- What part of speech is termini?
- Termini is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce termini?
- Termini is pronounced /ˈtɝməˌnaɪ/ (US).
Words near termini in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: termini (page history and authors); Termini (page history and authors); terminus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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