termine
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Borrowed from Middle French terminer, from Latin termināre. Doublet of terminate.
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termine (third-person singular simple present termines, present participle termining, simple past and past participle termined)
- (obsolete, transitive) To settle, determine.
- (obsolete, transitive) To bring to an end; to conclude, terminate.
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- How absurd had these guests been, if they had termined the thanks in the servitor
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termine
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From Latin terminus or the variant termen, termine, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through”).
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termine m (plural termini)
- end, close
- Synonym: fine
- (time) limit, term, date, time
- term, word
- Synonym: parola
- term, condition, main point
- Synonyms: condizione, elemento
- (mathematics) term
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- terminale
- terminare
- terminazione
- termine di paragone
- termine ultimo (“deadline”)
- terminismo
- terminologia
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- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈter.mi.ne/, [ˈt̪ɛrmɪnɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈter.mi.ne/, [ˈt̪ɛrmine]
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termine
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termine oblique singular, m (oblique plural termines, nominative singular termines, nominative plural termine)
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termine
- inflection of terminar:
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termine
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termine
- inflection of terminar: