terminal figure

noun

a statue with a head or bust carved out of the top of a square tapering pillar, originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome.

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Meanings

nounterminal figure (plural terminal figures)

plural terminal figures

  1. architecturea statue with a head or bust carved out of the top of a square tapering pillar, originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome.
  2. Terminus, the Roman god of boundaries.

    Synonyms: term, terminus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounTerminus, the Roman god of boundaries.

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More synonyms by meaning

noun(architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome

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terminal figure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20figure

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“terminal figure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20figure. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terminal figure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminal%20figure.

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