termine
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French terminer, from Latin termināre. Doublet of terminate.
Verb
termine (third-person singular simple present termines, present participle termining, simple past and past participle termined)
- (obsolete, transitive) To settle, determine.
- c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, I:
- Kynges & kniȝtes · shulde kepe it bi resoun […] Til treuthe had ytermyned · her trespas to þe ende.
- c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, I:
- (obsolete, transitive) To bring to an end; to conclude, terminate.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Bishop Hall to this entry?)
French
Verb
termine
Italian
Etymology
From Latin terminus or the variant termen, termine, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (“through”)
Noun
termine m (plural termini)
Derived terms
- termine ultimo (“deadline”)
- terminale
- terminare
- terminazione
- termine di paragone
- terminismo
- terminologia
Latin
Old French
Portuguese
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈtermine]
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /terˈmine/, [t̪erˈmine]
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