termine

See also: Termine and terminé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French terminer, from Latin termināre. Doublet of terminate.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɜː(ɹ)mɪn/

Verb

termine (third-person singular simple present termines, present participle termining, simple past and past participle termined)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To settle, determine.
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To bring to an end; to conclude, terminate.
    • 1612–1626, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volumes (please specify |volume=II, V, or VI), London, →OCLC:
      How absurd had these guests been, if they had termined the thanks in the servitor

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French

Pronunciation

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Verb

termine

  1. inflection of terminer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin terminus or the variant termen, termine, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (through).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛr.mi.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ɛrmine
  • Hyphenation: tèr‧mi‧ne

Noun

termine m (plural termini)

  1. end, close
    Synonym: fine
  2. (time) limit, term, date, time
    Synonyms: scadenza, tempo, periodo, limite
  3. term, word
    Synonym: parola
  4. term, condition, main point
    Synonyms: condizione, elemento
  5. (mathematics) term

Derived terms

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Latin

Pronunciation

Noun

termine

  1. vocative singular of terminus

Old French

Noun

termine oblique singular, m (oblique plural termines, nominative singular termines, nominative plural termine)

  1. finish; end

Portuguese

Verb

termine

  1. inflection of terminar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [terˈmine]

Verb

termine

  1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive of termina

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /teɾˈmine/ [t̪eɾˈmi.ne]
  • Rhymes: -ine
  • Syllabification: ter‧mi‧ne

Verb

termine

  1. inflection of terminar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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