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Termination
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What's The Definition Of Termination?
[n] the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"
[n] the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" [n] something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" [n] a place where something ends or is complete [n] a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" Synonyms | Synonyms for Termination: conclusion | end point | ending | ending | endpoint | expiration | expiry | final result | outcome | result | resultant | terminus Related Terms | Find terms related to Termination: See Also | abolishment | abolition | abortion | adjournment | aftermath | breakup | change of state | closedown | closing | closure | completion | conclusion | consequence | culmination | deactivation | deal | decision | defusing | demonetisation | demonetization | denouement | destruction | devastation | disappearance | discharge | discontinuance | discontinuation | dismissal | dismission | dissolution | drug withdrawal | end | end | ending | ending | extinction | extinguishing | fade | finish | firing | inflectional ending | inflectional suffix | just deserts | kill | killing | liberation | liquidation | mop up | morpheme | overthrow | poetic justice | putting to death | quenching | release | relinquishing | relinquishment | retirement | sack | sacking | separation | sequel | settlement | shutdown | subsequence | suffix | tone ending | windup | withdrawal | worst Termination In Webster's Dictionary \Ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. terminatio a bounding,
fixing, determining: cf. F. terminasion, OF. also
termination. See {Term}.]
1. The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds;
the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary
termination of hostilities.
2. That which ends or bounds; limit in space or extent;
bound; end; as, the termination of a line.
3. End in time or existence; as, the termination of the year,
or of life; the termination of happiness.
4. End; conclusion; result. --Hallam.
5. Last purpose of design. [R.]
6. A word; a term. [R. & Obs.] --Shak.
7. (Gram.) The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter;
the part added to a stem in inflection.
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