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Definition of Termination
1. Noun. A coming to an end of a contract period. "The expiry of his driver's license"
2. Noun. A place where something ends or is complete.
Generic synonyms: End, Terminal
Derivative terms: Terminate
3. Noun. Something that results. "He listened for the results on the radio"
Generic synonyms: Conclusion, Ending, Finish
Specialized synonyms: Denouement, Deal, Decision, Decision, Aftermath, Consequence, Just Deserts, Poetic Justice, Separation, Sequel, Subsequence, Worst
Derivative terms: Result, Result, Resultant
4. 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
5. 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
Definition of Termination
1. n. The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.
Definition of Termination
1. Noun. The process of terminating or the state of being terminated. ¹
2. Noun. The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason. ¹
3. Noun. An end in time; a conclusion. ¹
4. Noun. An end in space; an edge or limit. ¹
5. Noun. An outcome or result. ¹
6. Noun. The last part of a word; a suffix. ¹
7. Noun. (medical) An induced abortion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Termination
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Termination
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Termination
Literary usage of Termination
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham (1879)
"It may be said to be in its termination, or to be in the last stage of its
progress, as soon as the motion or impulse has been communicated to some such ..."
2. Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray, Thomas Pickering Pick (1897)
"Origin and termination of Nerves.—By the expression " the termination of ...
The former are sometimes called their origin, or central termination ..."
3. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1921)
"370—Phillip- son, termination of War (1916), pp. 3-8. § 262. The regular modes
of termination of war are treaties of peace or subjugation ; but cases have ..."
4. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1912)
"Doubtful Causes of termination. • Change in the Headship of States not Cause of
... are universally recognised causes of termination of the consular office. ..."
5. The Constitution of the United States of America: With an Alphabetical by William Hickey, United States (1853)
"The sixth table, page 388, contains the names, and the commencement and termination
of service of the Clerks of the House of Representatives of the United ..."
6. A Dictionary of Terms Used in Medicine and the Collateral Sciences by Richard Dennis Hoblyn (1865)
"An enlargement of the blood-vessels of the scrotum. termination of words ...
A termination of words denoting diseases peculiar to certain localities. ..."
7. The Constitution of the United States of America: With an Alphabetical by William Hickey, United States (1853)
"The fourth table, page 385, contains the names and the commencement and termination
of service of the secretaries of the Senate of the United States, ..."
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