terminus

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun a place where something ends or is complete
noun the ultimate goal for which something is done
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

Here we are at the terminus. — The Jolliest School of All, Angela Brazil
We might reach an unexpected terminus. — Adventures in Many Lands, Various
Everyone connected with the terminus seemed ill-tempered. — The war of the worlds, H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

end point, endpoint, termination

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