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Terminus

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Terminus (tûr`mĭnəs), 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 on Feb. 23, reinforced the sanctity of these markers. Terminus was often merged with Jupiter as Jupiter Terminus.
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We were like tram-cars running on their lines from terminus to terminus, and it was possible to calculate within small limits the number of passengers they would carry.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Of that day, doomed to be her terminus in time through all the ages, she did not know the place in month, week, season or year.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles - A Pure Woman by Hardy, Thomas View in context
Even the bustle and confusion at the railway terminus, so wearisome and bewildering at other times, roused me and did me good.
The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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