termination

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

  1. a coming to an end of a contract period“the expiry of his driver's license”Synonyms: expirationexpiry
  2. a place where something ends or is completeSynonyms: end pointendpointterminus
  3. something that results“he listened for the results on the radio”Synonyms: resultresultantfinal resultoutcome
  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”Synonyms: ending
  5. the act of ending something“the termination of the agreement”Synonyms: endingconclusion
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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