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Look up: terminus

  1. terminus
    Latin, meaning: a boundary mark, limit, end, border.
    Found on http://archives.nd.edu/ttt.htm

  2. Terminus
    (Latin) boundary, ending.
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  3. terminus
    [n] - either end of a railroad or bus route
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  4. Terminus
    In Roman mythology, the god of land boundaries whose worship was associated with that of Jupiter in his temple on the Roman Capitol. His cult was reputedly introduced by noun ; plural Termini . [ Latin See Term .] 1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit. 2. (Myth.) The Roman divinity who presided over boundaries, whose statue was properly a short pillar termin...
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  5. terminus
    Origin: L. See Term. ... 1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit. ... 2. 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....
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. terminus
    noun either end of a railroad or bus route
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. terminus
    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
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. terminus
    (tur´mĭ-nәs) pl. ter´mini Latin word meaning an ending; a term used in anatomy.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  9. Terminus
    • (n.) 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. • (n.) Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit. • (n....
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  10. Terminus
    (Latin: Boundary Stone), originally, in Roman cult, a boundary stone or post fixed in the ground during a ceremony of sacrifice and anointment. ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/27

  11. Terminus
    Terminus Roman god of boundaries. Henry Thoreau in his Walden wrote about an old fence: 'I sacrificed it to Vulcan, for it was past serving the god Terminus.' Waldon is the title of a book written in 1854 by Henry David Thoreau describing his two years of life alone at Walden Pond in Massachusetts...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  12. Terminus
    End or snout of a glacier.
    Found on http://www.physicalgeography.net/physgeo

  13. terminus
    • a place of termination or completion
    • the ultimate goal for which something is done
    • either end of a railroad or bus route
    • station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

    Found on

  14. Terminus
    Terminus (tûr'minus) , in ancient Rome, both the boundary markers between properties and the name of the god who watched over boundaries. Property lines were of great importance, particularly to farmers, and boundary stones were laid in a solemn ceremony. The rites of the Terminalia, held o...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  15. Terminus
    Terminus was the Greek and Roman god of boundaries and frontiers. In Roman culture, when a boundary was fixed, an animal sacrifice was made, a trench dug, and the body and other offerings placed in the trench before a fire of pine branches was burnt in the trench and the stone emblem of Terminus erected upon the ashes.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  16. terminus
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ter′mi-nŭs, -nī Definitions: 1. A boundary or limit.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  17. Terminus
    (planet) `Terminus` is a fictional planet at the edge of the Galaxy in Isaac Asimov`s Foundation Series, home of the Foundation (later capital of the Foundation Federation). Geography: Position in the universe: Terminus is the sole planet orbiting an isolated star. Its nearest inhabite...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminus

  18. Terminus
    (Doctor Who) `Terminus` is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was originally broadcast in four twice-weekly parts from 15 to 23 February 1983. The serial was the second of three loosely connected serials known as the Black Guardian Trilog...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminus

  19. Terminus
    (god) In Roman religion, `Terminus` was the god who protected boundary markers; his name was the Latin word for such a marker. Sacrifices were performed to sanctify each boundary stone, and landowners celebrated a festival called the "Terminalia" in Terminus` honor each year on Febr...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminus

  20. Terminus
    (film) `Terminus` (1961) was a "fly-on-the-wall" documentary directed by John Schlesinger about an ordinary day at Waterloo Station in London. It was produced by Edgar Anstey for British Transport Films. It was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award for Best Documentary. the Origin...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminus



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13 February 2012

This day in history:
The fifth queen of Henry VIII was Catherine Howard. Her father was very poor, and Catherine lived mainly with Agnes, widow of the 2nd duke of Norfolk. Henry was evidently charmed by her and he was privately married to Catherine at Oatlands in July 1540. In November 1541 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer informed Henry that his queen's past life had not been stainless. After some denials the queen herself admitted that this was true; but denied that she had misconducted herself since her marriage. Some fresh information, however, very soon came to light showing that she had been unchaste since her marriage; a bill of attainder was passed through parliament, and on the 13th of February 1542 the queen was beheaded. read more

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