different between terminus vs destination

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terminus (“boundary, limit”). Doublet of term.

Noun

terminus (plural termini or terminuses)

1. The end or final point of something.
2. The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
3. A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.

Antonyms

• origin

Related terms

• terminal
• terminate
• termination
• terminus a quo
• terminus ante quem

Translations

Anagrams

• minuters, muntries, muster in, numerist, run times, run-times, runtimes, unmiters, unmitres

French

Etymology

From English terminus, an unadapted borrowing from Latin terminus. Doublet of terme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??.mi.nys/

Noun

terminus m (uncountable)

1. terminus

Related terms

• terminer

References

• “terminus” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Alternative forms

• termen (uncommon)
• term? (collateral form)

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *termenos, from Proto-Indo-European *térmn? (“boundary”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ????? (térma, “a goal”), ?????? (térm?n, “a border”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ter.mi.nus/, [?t??rm?n?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ter.mi.nus/, [?t??rminus]

Noun

terminus m (genitive termin?); second declension

1. a boundary, limit, end

   Synonyms: f?nis, l?mes, m?ta, d?f?n?ti?, granicia

2. (Medieval Latin) word, term, definition

   Synonyms: verbum, d?f?n?ti?

3. (Medieval Latin) due date, a time to convene

   Synonyms: di?s, conventus

4. (Medieval Latin) mode, wise, fashion, manner

   Synonyms: rati?, modus, f?rma

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

References

• terminus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• terminus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• terminus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• terminus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
• terminus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• terminus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

English

Etymology

From Latin d?stin?ti?, from d?stin? (“to destine”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /d?st??ne???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

destination (plural destinations)

1. (archaic) The act of destining or appointing.
2. Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end, object, or use; ultimate design.
3. The place set for the end of a journey, or to which something is sent; place or point aimed at.

Usage notes

• Often used attributively to indicate desirability, as in a destination resort (a resort that is a fine, desirable destination) or destination wedding.

Derived terms

• destination board
• destination wedding

Related terms

• destinate
• destine
• destiny

Translations

Anagrams

• stannoidite

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?s.ti.na.sj??/

Noun

destination f (plural destinations)

1. destination

Further reading

• “destination” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).