termination, ending, conclusion
(noun) the act of ending something; “the termination of the agreement”
ending, termination
(noun) the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); “I don’t like words that have -ism as an ending”
result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination
(noun) something that results; “he listened for the results on the radio”
termination, expiration, expiry
(noun) a coming to an end of a contract period; “the expiry of his driver’s license”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
termination (countable and uncountable, plural terminations)
The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.
An end in time; a conclusion.
An end in space; an edge or limit.
An outcome or result.
The last part of a word; an ending, a desinence; a suffix.
1. Verbs whose terminations are alike, are said to be of the same conjugation.
2. Latin verbs are divided into four conjugations.
(medical) An induced abortion.
(obsolete, rare) A word, a term.
The ending up of a polypeptid chain.
• (process of terminating): discontinuation, stoppage
• (state of being termined): discontinuation
• (process of firing an employee): discharge, dismissal
• (end in time): close, conclusion, end, finale, finish, stop
• (end in space): border, edge, end, limit, lip, rim, tip
• (outcome): consequence, outcome, result, upshot
• (last part of a word): ending
• (medical): abortion, induced abortion
• (process of terminating or the state of being terminated): continuation
Source: Wiktionary
Ter`mi*na"tion, n. Etym: [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.)
Definition: The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter; the part added to a stem in inflection.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2024
(verb) include or contain; have as a component; “A totally new idea is comprised in this paper”; “The record contains many old songs from the 1930’s”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
