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   Ter·mi·na·tion

   /ˌtərməˈnāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. the action of bringing something or coming to an end: "the termination of a contract" Similar endingendclosingcloseconclusionfinishstopstoppingstoppagewinding updiscontinuancediscontinuationbreaking offcessationcutting shortcancellationdissolutioncesserlapseinformal:windupOpposite startbeginning
   • ▪ an induced abortion: "for many conditions, a large proportion of people say they would not consider a termination" Similar abortionrare:feticide
   • ▪ an act of dismissing someone from employment: North American "workers were informed of the terminations on Wednesday"
   • ▪ an assassination, especially of an intelligence agent. North American
   • 2. the final letter or letters or syllable of a word, especially when constituting an element in inflection or derivation.
   • 3. an ending or result of a specified kind: archaic "a good result and a happy termination"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘determination, decision’): from Old French, or from Latin terminatio(n-), from terminare ‘to limit, end’.

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   • 1. terminational adjective

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   Definitions of termination. noun. the act of ending something. “the termination of the agreement” synonyms: conclusion, ending. see more. noun. a coming to an end of a contract period. synonyms: expiration, expiry. see more. noun. a place where something ends or is complete. synonyms: end point, endpoint, terminus. see more. noun.

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   1. : to form an ending. 2. : to come to an end in time. 3. : to extend only to a limit (such as a point or line) especially : to reach a terminus. transitive verb. 1. a. : to bring to an end : close. terminate a marriage by divorce. terminate a transmission line. b. : to discontinue the employment of. workers terminated because of slow business. c.

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   2 days ago · noun. 1. a terminating or being terminated. 2. the end of something in space or time; limit, bound, conclusion, or finish. 3. Linguistics. 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. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   Apr 26, 2024 · noun. 1. a terminating or being terminated. 2. the end of something in space or time; limit, bound, conclusion, or finish. 3. Linguistics. 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. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   noun. /ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/ /ˌtɜːrmɪˈneɪʃn/ [uncountable, countable] (formal) the act of ending something; the end of something. Failure to comply with these conditions will result in termination of the contract. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Want to learn more?

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   TERMINATION meaning: 1 : an act of ending something; 2 : the act of making a person leave a job the act of firing or dismissing someone.

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   to occur at or form the conclusion of: The countess's soliloquy terminates the play. Synonyms: complete, close, conclude, finish, end. to bound or limit spatially; form or be situated at the extremity of. to dismiss from a job; fire: to terminate employees during a recession. verb (used without object) , ter·mi·nat·ed, ter·mi·nat·ing.