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termination

ter·mi·na·tion

US/tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/ uncommon obsolete rare

noun

1.

a coming to an end of a contract period

  • “the expiry of his driver”
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2.

a place where something ends or is complete

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3.

something that results

  • “he listened for the results on the radio”
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4.

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

  • “I don”
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5.

the act of ending something

  • “the termination of the agreement”
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Origin

Borrowed from Latin terminationem (accusative of terminatio).

Phrases

  • hinge termination
  • power of termination
  • termination codon
  • termination dust
  • termination shock
  • terminative case

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