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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
end·ing       [en-ding] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a bringing or coming to an end; termination; close: Putting away the Christmas ornaments marked the ending of the season.
2.the final or concluding part; conclusion: a story with a happy ending.
3.death; destruction.
4.Grammar. a morpheme, esp. an inflection, at the end of a word, as -s in cuts.
5.(not in technical use) any final word part, as the -ow of widow.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME endyng, OE endung. See end1, -ing1]
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end       (ěnd)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. Either extremity of something that has length: the end of the pier.
  2. The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary: the end of town.
  3. The point in time when an action, an event, or a phenomenon ceases or is completed; the conclusion: the end of the day.
  4. A result; an outcome.
  5. Something toward which one strives; a goal. See Synonyms at intention.
  6. The termination of life or existence; death: "A man awaits his end/Dreading and hoping all" (William Butler Yeats).
  7. The ultimate extent; the very limit: the end of one's patience.
  8. Slang The very best; the ultimate: This pizza's the end.
  9. A remainder; a remnant.
    1. A share of a responsibility or obligation: your end of the bargain.
    2. A particular area of responsibility: in charge of the business end of the campaign.
    3. Either of the players in the outermost position on the line of scrimmage.
    4. The position played by such a player.
  11. Football
    1. Either of the players in the outermost position on the line of scrimmage.
    2. The position played by such a player.

v.   end·ed, end·ing, ends

v.   tr.
  1. To bring to a conclusion.
  2. To form the last or concluding part of: the song that ended the performance.
  3. To destroy: ended our hopes.

v.   intr.
  1. To come to a finish; cease. See Synonyms at complete.
  2. To arrive at a place, situation, or condition as a result of a course of action. Often used with up: He ended up as an advisor to the president. The painting ended up being sold for a million dollars.
  3. To die.


[Middle English ende, from Old English; see ant- in Indo-European roots.]

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end·ing       (ěn'dĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A conclusion or termination.
  2. A concluding part; a finale: a happy ending.
  3. Grammar The final morpheme added to a word base to make an inflectional form, such as -ed in walked.

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ending

noun
1. the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" 
2. the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" [syn: termination] 
3. the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" [syn: end] [ant: beginning, middle] 
4. event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" [ant: beginning] 
5. the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: conclusion] 

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Ending

End"ing\, n. 1. Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death.

2. (Gram.) The final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5.

Ending day, day of death. --Chaucer.

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