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end·ing (en′diŋ)

noun

  1. an end; specif.,
    1. the last part; finish; conclusion
    2. death
  2. Gram. the letter(s) or syllable(s) added to the end of a word or base to make a derived or inflected form “-ed” is the ending in “wanted”

Etymology: OE endung: see end

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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