As a proper noun terminus
is (roman mythology) was the god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important roman festival of terminalia.
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
terminus
English
Noun
(en-noun)
The end or final point of something.
The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.
Related terms
* terminal
* terminate
* termination
* terminus a quo
* terminus ante quem
Antonyms
* origin
x
Translingual
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(
wikipedia X)
Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
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, page=X
, NATO=X-ray
, Morse=–··–
, Character=X
, Braille=?
}}
Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type
Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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