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ter·mi·na·tion    Audio Help   [tur-muh-ney-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the act of terminating
2.the fact of being terminated.
3.the place or part where anything terminates; bound or limit.
4.an end or extremity; close or conclusion.
5.an issue or result.
6.Grammar. a suffix or ending.
7.an ending of employment with a specific employer.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME terminacion < L terminātiōn- (s. of terminātiō) decision. See terminate, -ion]

ter·mi·na·tion·al, adjective
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ter·mi·na·tion    Audio Help   (tûr'mə-nā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act of terminating or the condition of being terminated.
    1. The end of something in time; the conclusion.
    2. An end of something in space; a limit or edge.
  2. A result; an outcome.
  3. Linguistics The end of a word, as a suffix, inflectional ending, or final morpheme.

ter'mi·na'tion·al adj.
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termination 
c.1450, from L. terminationem (nom. terminatio) "a fixing of boundaries, bounding, determining," from terminatus, pp. of terminare "to limit, end" (see terminus). Meaning "end of a person's employment" is recorded from 1961; meaning "artificial end of a pregnancy" is attested from 1969; sense of "assasination" is recorded from 1975. Terminate "to bring to an end" is from 1615; sense of "to come to an end" is recorded from 1644; meaning "dismiss from a job" is recorded from 1973; that of "to assassinate" is from 1975.

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termination

noun
1. a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" 
2. a place where something ends or is complete [syn: end point
3. something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" [syn: result
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
5. the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" 

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Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ter·mi·na·tion
Pronunciation: "t&r-m&-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
: an end or ending of something; especially : a distal end of an anatomical part

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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.

2. That which ends or bounds; limit in space or extent; bound; end; as, the termination of a line.

3. End in time or existence; as, the termination of the year, or of life; the termination of happiness.

4. End; conclusion; result. --Hallam.

5. Last purpose of design. [R.]

6. A word; a term. [R. & Obs.] --Shak.

7. (Gram.) The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter; the part added to a stem in inflection.

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