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terminations

[tur-muh-ney-shuhn] Origin

ter·mi·na·tion

[tur-muh-ney-shuhn]
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.
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6.
Grammar. a suffix or ending.
7.
an ending of employment with a specific employer.
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Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English terminacion < Latin terminātiōn- (stem of terminātiō) decision. See terminate, -ion

ter·mi·na·tion·al, adjective
non·ter·mi·na·tion, noun
un·ter·mi·na·tion·al, adjective
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Word Origin & History

termination
mid-15c., 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
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attested from 1969; sense of "assasination" is recorded from 1975.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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