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terminator.

he who sets bounds

10 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[tɛr.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[ter.miˈnaː.tor]
  1. he who sets bounds

    declension-3
Where this word comes from

Late Latin, from terminō (“define, limit, end”) + -tor, from terminus (“end, limit”).

verb[tɛr.mɪˈnaː.tɔr]Classical-Latin[ter.miˈnaː.tor]
  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of terminō

    form-of · future · imperative · passive · second-person · singular · third-person
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