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   termination

   /ˌtəːmɪˈneɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of terminating something or the fact of being terminated: "the termination of a contract" Similar endingendclosingcloseconclusionfinishstopstoppingstoppagewinding updiscontinuancediscontinuationbreaking offcessationcutting shortcancellationdissolutioncesserlapseinformal:wind-upOpposite startbeginning
   • ▪ an induced abortion: "for many conditions, a large proportion of people say they would not consider a termination" Similar abortionrare:feticide
   • ▪ an act of dismissing someone from employment: North American "workers were informed of the terminations on Wednesday"
   • ▪ an assassination. North American
   • 2. a word's final syllable or letters or letter, especially when constituting an element in inflection or derivation.
   • 3. an ending or result of a specified kind: archaic "a good result and a happy termination"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘determination, decision’): from Old French, or from Latin terminatio(n-), from terminare ‘to limit, end’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. terminational adjective

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   TERMINATION definition: 1. the act of ending something or the end of something: 2. the intentional ending of a pregnancy…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of TERMINATION is end in time or existence : conclusion. How to use termination in a sentence.

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   Definitions of termination. noun. the act of ending something. “the termination of the agreement” synonyms: conclusion, ending. see more. noun. a coming to an end of a contract period. synonyms: expiration, expiry. see more. noun. a place where something ends or is complete. synonyms: end point, endpoint, terminus. see more. noun.

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   noun. 1. a terminating or being terminated. 2. the end of something in space or time; limit, bound, conclusion, or finish. 3. Linguistics. the end of a word; final sound, morpheme, or syllable; specif., an inflectional ending. 4. a thing's outcome or result. friendly termination of a dispute. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.

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   Termination is the noun form of the verb terminate, meaning to bring an end to. It also means to fire someone from a job, and termination is perhaps most commonly used as a way to refer to this process or its result, as in His employment with the company ended in termination.

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   Define termination. termination synonyms, termination pronunciation, termination translation, English dictionary definition of termination. n. 1. The act of terminating or the condition of being terminated. 2. a. The end of something in time; the conclusion. b. An end of something in space; a...

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   Definition of termination noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Termination definition: The act of terminating or the condition of being terminated.

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    termination meaning, definition, what is termination: the act of ending something, or the end ...: Learn more.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTERMINATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    TERMINATE definition: 1. to (cause something to) end or stop: 2. to stop employing an employee: 3. to end a pregnancy…. Learn more.