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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (5)

1. a coming to an end of a contract period;
- Example: "the expiry of his driver's license"
[syn: termination, expiration, expiry]

2. a place where something ends or is complete;
[syn: end point, endpoint, termination, terminus]

3. something that results;
- Example: "he listened for the results on the radio"
[syn: result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination]

4. the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme);
- Example: "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
[syn: ending, termination]

5. the act of ending something;
- Example: "the termination of the agreement"
[syn: termination, ending, conclusion]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Termination \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. [1913 Webster] 2. That which ends or bounds; limit in space or extent; bound; end; as, the termination of a line. [1913 Webster] 3. End in time or existence; as, the termination of the year, or of life; the termination of happiness. [1913 Webster] 4. End; conclusion; result. --Hallam. [1913 Webster] 5. Last purpose of design. [R.] [1913 Webster] 6. A word; a term. [R. & Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster] 7. (Gram.) The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter; the part added to a stem in inflection. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

termination n 1: a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" [syn: termination, expiration, expiry] 2: a place where something ends or is complete [syn: end point, endpoint, termination, terminus] 3: something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" [syn: result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination] 4: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" [syn: ending, termination] 5: the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" [syn: termination, ending, conclusion]