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termination definition

ter·mi·na·tion (tʉr′mə nā′s̸hən)

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

Etymology: L terminatio

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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