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termĭnālis, e, adj. [terminus].

  1. I. Of or belonging to boundaries, boundary-, terminal: pali, Tert. Jejun. 11 fin.: lapides, Amm. 18, 2, 15: arbores, Paul. Sent. 5, 22, 2: plagarum terminalium accolae, Amm. 31, 10, 3.
    Hence,
    1. B. Subst.: Termĭna-lĭa, ĭum, n., the festival of Terminus (the god of boundaries), held on the 23d of Feb., Varr. L. L. 6, § 13 Müll.; Ov. F. 2, 639 sq.; Cic. Att. 6, 1, 1; id. Phil. 12, 10, 24; Liv. 43, 11, 13; 45, 44, 3; Hor. Epod. 2, 59; Macr. S. 1, 13; Lact. Mort. Persec. 12.
  2. II. Of or belonging to the end, final, concluding: sententia, final decision, Cod. Just. 4, 31, 14: tuba, announcing the conclusion of the play, App. M. 10, p. 253, 22: o (littera), i. e. at the end of the word, Prisc. p. 1010 P.

termĭnātē, adv., v. termino fin.

termĭnātĭo, ōnis,f. [termino], a bounding, fixing of bounds or limits.

  1. I. Lit., Inscr. Grut. 197, 5; 198, 2.
  2. II. Trop., a fixing, determining (Ciceronian): quorum (verborum) descriptus ordo alias aliā terminatione concluditur, arrangement, Cic. Or. 59, 200: poëtica et versus inventus est terminatione aurium, determination, decision, id. ib. 53, 178: exposita terminatio rerum expetendarum, cur, etc., id. Fin. 5, 10, 27.

termĭnātor, ōris, m. [termino], he who limits, sets bounds, Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 11.

‡ termĭnātus, ūs, m. [termino], a boundary, limit, Lex ap. Front. Aquaed. 129.

termĭno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [terminus], to set bounds to, mark off by boundaries, to bound, limit (class.; syn.: finio, definio).

  1. I. Lit.: terra mare et contra mare terras terminat omnes, Lucr. 1, 1000: fines, Cic. Off. 1, 10, 33; cf.: quorum alter fines vestri imperii non terrae sed caeli regionibus terminaret, id. Cat. 3, 11, 26: locus, quem oleae terminabant, id. Caecin. 8, 22: quo (lituo) regiones vineae terminavit, id. N. D. 2, 3, 9: fana, Liv. 5, 50, 2: stomachus palato extremo atque intimo terminatur, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 135: pars prior (togae) mediis cruribus optime terminatur, Quint. 11, 3, 139 et saep.: agrum publicum a privato, Liv. 42, 1, 6; Inscr. Orell. 3260.
    Absol.: (praetores) terminari jussi, quā ulterior citeriorve provincia servaretur, Liv. 32, 28, 11: famam qui terminet astris, Verg. A. 1, 287.
  2. II. Trop., to limit, set limits to; to circumscribe, fix, define, determine: isdem finibus gloriam, quibus vitam, Cic. Sen. 23, 82: quibus regionibus vitae spatium circumscriptum est, eisdem omnes cogitationes suas terminare, id. Arch. 11, 29: spem possessionum Janiculo et Alpibus, id. Mil. 27, 74: sonos vocis paucis litterarum notis, id. Tusc. 1, 25, 62: quod ipsa natura divitias, quibus contenta sit et parabiles et terminatas habet, id. Fin. 1, 13, 46; cf.: victu atque cultu terminatur pecuniae modus, id. Par. 6, 3, 50: modum magnitudinis et diuturnitatis, id. Tusc. 2, 19, 45: qui (Epicurus) bona voluptate terminaverit, mala dolore, id. Off. 3, 33, 117: summam voluptatem omnis privatione doloris, id. Fin. 1, 11, 38: ea (lingua) vocem fingit et terminat, id. N. D. 2, 59, 149: ut subjectos campos terminare oculis haud facile queas, i. e. reach the limits, Liv. 32, 4, 4: gloriam tantam futuram, ut terminari nullo tempore oblivione possit, Just. 22, 5, 12: prooemia intra quattuor sensus, Quint. 4, 1, 62.
    1. B. Transf., to set bounds to, to close, finish, end, terminate: sententiam numerose, Cic. Or. 59, 199: clausulas longa syllaba, id. de Or. 3, 47, 183; cf.: ut pariter extrema terminentur, id. Or. 12, 38: ut, unde est orsa, in eo terminetur oratio, id. Marcell. 11, 33: si, ut Maecenas, etc., dicerentur, genitivo casu non e litterā sed tis syllabā terminarentur, Quint. 1, 5, 62: jam imperio annuo terminato, Cic. Fam. 3, 12, 4: si negotium terminatum est, Dig. 47, 2, 58: rem judicio, ib. 50, 16, 230: litem, ib. 42, 1, 40.
      Hence, adv.: termĭnātē, with limits, Auct. Cas. Lit. Goes. p. 243.