termination

(tʉr′mə nās̸hən)

noun

  1. a terminating or being terminated
  2. the end of something in space or time; limit, bound, conclusion, or finish
  3. Linguis. the end of a word; final sound, morpheme, or syllable; specif., an inflectional ending
  4. a thing's outcome or result: friendly termination of a dispute

Origin: L terminatio

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See termination in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The act of terminating or the condition of being terminated.
  2. a. The end of something in time; the conclusion.
    b. An end of something in space; a limit or edge.
  3. A result; an outcome.
  4. Linguistics The end of a word, as a suffix, inflectional ending, or final morpheme.

Related Forms:

  • terˌmi·naˈtion·al adjective

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