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Definition of Ending
1. Noun. The end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme). "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
Generic synonyms: Morpheme
Specialized synonyms: Postfix, Suffix, Inflectional Ending, Inflectional Suffix
2. Noun. The act of ending something. "The termination of the agreement"
Specialized synonyms: Abort, Demonetisation, Demonetization, Release, Tone Ending, Closing, Completion, Culmination, Mop Up, Windup, Retirement, Relinquishing, Relinquishment, Breakup, Dissolution, Overthrow, Adjournment, Dissolution, Discharge, Dismissal, Dismission, Firing, Liberation, Release, Sack, Sacking, Destruction, Devastation, Kill, Killing, Putting To Death, Abolishment, Abolition, Liquidation, Settlement, Drug Withdrawal, Withdrawal, Closedown, Closing, Closure, Shutdown, Extinction, Extinguishing, Quenching, Disappearance, Fade, Abortion, Deactivation, Defusing, Discontinuance, Discontinuation
Generic synonyms: Change Of State
Derivative terms: Conclude, End, Terminate
3. Noun. The point in time at which something ends. "The ending of warranty period"
Specialized synonyms: Death, Last, Death, Demise, Dying, Period, Year-end, Close, Conclusion, Finale, Finis, Finish, Last, Stopping Point, Cease, Fag End, Tail, Tail End, Last Gasp, Expiration, Expiry, Termination, Limit, Terminal Point, Terminus Ad Quem
Generic synonyms: Point, Point In Time
Antonyms: Beginning, Middle
Derivative terms: End, End, End, End, End
4. Noun. Event whose occurrence ends something. "When these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
Generic synonyms: Happening, Natural Event, Occurrence, Occurrent
Specialized synonyms: End, Final Stage, Last, Final Result, Outcome, Result, Resultant, Termination, Foregone Conclusion, Matter Of Course, Demolition, Destruction, Wipeout, Omega, Z, Halt, Stop, Triumph, Victory, Defeat, Licking
Antonyms: Beginning
Derivative terms: End, End, Finish, Finish, Finish
5. Noun. The last section of a communication. "In conclusion I want to say..."
Specialized synonyms: Anticlimax, Bathos, Epilog, Epilogue, Epilog, Epilogue, Peroration, Coda, Finale
Generic synonyms: Section, Subdivision
Group relationships: Narration, Recital, Yarn, Address, Speech
Derivative terms: Close, End, End, End
Definition of Ending
1. n. Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death.
Definition of Ending
1. Verb. (present participle of end#Verb end) ¹
2. Noun. A termination or conclusion. ¹
3. Noun. The last part of something. ¹
4. Noun. (grammar) The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as ''-ing'' in "ending"). ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ending
1. a termination [n -S] - See also: termination
Medical Definition of Ending
1. 1. A termination or conclusion. 2. A nerve ending. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ending
Literary usage of Ending
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by United States (1918)
"June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen, the sum of $34000; for the fiscal
year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty, the sum of $24000; ..."
2. Bulletin by Federal Board for Vocational Education, United States (1917)
"$2.500,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and
twenty-six, the sum of $3.000 ..."
3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1892)
"Northern North Midland : at Poulton without rel. and ending, but (6) with rel.
and ... Eastern South Midland : at Cannock Chase without rel. and ending -n, ..."
4. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1912)
"16 ann. rept. of state Inspector of oils for yr. ending Oct. 31, 1893. htp pp.
... 8 ann. report of the Ohio dairy and food comr. for the term ending Feb. ..."
5. Journal by New York (N.Y.). Board of Education (1854)
"Joseph Battin, for a term ending the thirty-first day of December, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-four; Simeon Cutwater, for a term ending the ..."
6. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1908)
"Indian children from 'tribal funds' for the I school used, or to the church
school, whet« fiscal year ending June 30, 1906: I that is the school used, ..."
7. A Comparative Study of FAO and USDA Data on Production, Area, and Trade of by Leonardo A. Paulino, Shen Sheng Tseng (1980)
"METHODOLOGY USED TO ADJUST DATA FOR THE GROWTH TREND AND TO CALCULATE MINIMUM
WORKING STOCK LEVELS Adjustment of Data on ending Stocks and Total Supply ..."
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