word | terminal |
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definition | (1) Forming or relating to an end or limit. (2) Fatal. |
eg_sentence | She knows she's in the late stages of a terminal illness, and has already drawn up a will. |
explanation | A terminal disease ends in death. If you're terminally bored, you're “bored to death.” For many students, a high-school diploma is their terminal degree (others finish college before terminating their education). A bus or train terminal is the endpoint of the line. A computer terminal was originally the endpoint of a line connecting to a central computer. A terminal ornament may mark the end of a building, and terminal punctuation ends this sentence |
IPA | ˈtərmənəl |
Tags: mwvb::unit:15, mwvb::unit:15:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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