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This word comes straight from Latin. In the Roman empire, a terminus was a boundary stone, and all boundary stones had a minor god associated with them, whose name was Terminus. Terminus was a kind of keeper of the peace, since wherever there was a terminus there could be no arguments about where your property ended and your neighbor's property began. So Terminus even had his own festival, the Terminalia, when images of the god were draped with flower garlands. Today the word shows up in all kinds of places, including in the name of numerous hotels worldwide built near a city's railway terminus.
Examples of terminus in a Sentence
Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
The sprawling home’s copper, bronze, and brass-glass facade, created by the Salt Lake City firm Upwall Design, immediately attracts eyes to the driveway’s terminus, where its trapezoidal design appears to next together like a Russian doll.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2026
The Clifton Corridor bus rapid transit project could take between 13 and 18 years to complete if a new Armour Yards MARTA station is chosen as the northern terminus — significantly longer than if the route were to end at Lindbergh Center as planned.
—Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The 800-mile-long iconic trail stretches the entire length of the state from Mexico to Utah, and Yaqui Ridge is the southern terminus.
—Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Terminus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/terminus. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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