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ending - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ending' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ending [ n.]
- Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death.
- The final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5.
2 . Ending [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
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Meaning of 'ending' (Princeton's WordNet)

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