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| 1. | [ noun ] (linguistics) the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme) | |
| Synonyms: | termination | |
| Examples: | "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" |
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| Related terms: | morpheme inflectional_suffix | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (linguistics) an affix that is added at the end of the word | |
| Synonyms: | suffix postfix | |
| Related terms: | affix inflectional_suffix | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the act of ending something | |
| Synonyms: | conclusion termination | |
| Examples: | "the termination of the agreement" |
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| Related terms: | change_of_state destruction closure killing abortion completion adjournment dismissal liquidation dissolution overthrow fade retirement discontinuance abolition deactivation extinction demonetization relinquishment withdrawal release conclude | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the point in time at which something ends | |
| Synonyms: | end | |
| Examples: | "the end of the year" "the ending of warranty period" |
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| Related terms: | beginning middle point death death stopping_point termination terminus_ad_quem fag_end year-end last_gasp cease period terminate end end | |
| 5. | [ noun ] event whose occurrence ends something | |
| Synonyms: | finish conclusion | |
| Examples: | "his death marked the ending of an era" "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" |
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| Related terms: | beginning happening victory result end defeat destruction stop foregone_conclusion finish Z end finish end | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (fine art,writing) the last section of a communication | |
| Synonyms: | end close closing conclusion | |
| Examples: | "in conclusion I want to say..." |
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| Related terms: | section finale epilogue peroration anticlimax epilogue narration address terminate end end | |
| Similar spelling: |
entwine Enedina entangle endanger entangled |
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