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termination en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/ (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terminationem (accusative of terminatio).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
    • At all terminal stations, where running speeds are low, fixed termination simple catenary equipment has been installed. 1959 June 14, “Clacton and Walton Electrification”, in Railway Magazine, page 379:
  2. (countable, uncountable) The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.
  3. (countable, uncountable) An end in time; a conclusion.
  4. (countable, uncountable) An end in space; an edge or limit.
  5. (countable, uncountable) An outcome or result.
    • Long indeed did that morning appear to Francesca—the longer as her anxiety was unexpressed; for it certainly does shorten a period of waiting not a little to spend it in talking over its various probabilities of termination, wondering what will happen, while we are consoled by the strong sympathy we excite in the listener. 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XIV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 111:
  6. (countable, uncountable) The last part of a word.
    • Women's names were formed in the same way as men's, but with feminine terminations […] 1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xiii:
    • 1. Some adjectives of the third declension have three terminations in the nominative singular,—one for each gender; some two,—one for the masculine and feminine, the other for the neuter; and some, only one for all genders. 1. Verbs whose terminations are alike, are said to be of the same conjugation. 2. Latin verbs are divided into four conjugations. 1849, E. A. Andrews, A First Latin Book; Or Progressive Lessons in Reading and Writing Latin, 2nd edition, Boston, page 52 & 69:
  7. (countable, uncountable) An induced abortion.
  8. (countable, obsolete, rare, uncountable) A word, a term.
    • She speaks poniards, and every word stabs: if her breath were as terrible as her terminations, there were no living near her; she would infect to the north star. 1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:
    • 1808, Humphry Davy, The Bakerian Lecture, on some new Phenomena of chemical Changes produced by Electricity, particularly the Decomposition of the fixed Alkalis, and on the Exhibition of the new substances which constitute their bases; and on the general Nature of alkaline Bodies, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Part 1, p. 32. [O]n this idea, in naming the bases of potash and soda, it will be proper to adopt the termination which, by common consent, has been applied to other newly discovered metals... Potasium and sodium are the names...
  9. (countable, uncountable) The ending up of a polypeptid chain.

Forms

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Antonyms

continuation

Deriveds

extermination · retermination · hinge termination · antitermination · termination codon · pretermination · termination dust · power of termination · nontermination · terminational · termination shock · terminative · terminationless · terminative case

Relateds

terminate

Synonyms

rim · induced abortion · abortion · upshot · discharge · ending · stop · finish · edge · outcome · end · consequence · limit · desinence · stoppage · border · dismissal · finale · conclusion · result · end · lip · discontinuation · tip · close

Translations (134)

da afbrud (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · el κατάληξη ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · sh svršetak ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · cs koncovka ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · ba ялғау ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · pt desinência ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · is ending ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · nb ending ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · hu végződés ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · rsk законченє ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · ja 中止 (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · fr terminaison (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · bg прекъсване (An induced abortion) · el τέλος (an end in time; a conclusion) · sl končnica ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · hu felbontás (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · mk завршеток ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · ro încheiere (an end in time; a conclusion) · it terminazione ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · ko 어미 ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · ro terminație ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · bg оконча́ние ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · nl uitgang ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · uk закі́нчення ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · cmn 詞尾 /词尾 ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · hu befejezés (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · it terminazione (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · tr çekim eki ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · cy terfyniad ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · hu megszakítás (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · el έκτρωση (An induced abortion) · sv ändelse ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · mi tauporonga (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · bg край (ending up of a polypeptid chain) · ca terminació ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · nn ending ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · hu abortusz (An induced abortion) · fi irtisanominen (the process of firing an employee) · bg граница (an end in space; an edge or limit) · bg прекратяване (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · es terminación (an end in time; a conclusion) · pt conclusão (an end in time; a conclusion) · hu toldalék ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · tr sonlandırma (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · fi abortti (An induced abortion) · ro terminare (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · es desinencia ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · el διακοπή κύησης (An induced abortion) · ja 解雇 (the process of firing an employee) · wa coron ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · el απόλυση (the process of firing an employee) · pl końcówka ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · bg край (an end in space; an edge or limit) · de Kündigung (the process of firing an employee) · ml അവസാനിപ്പിക്കൽ (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · es terminación ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · ja 打ち切り (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · it terminazione (ending up of a polypeptid chain) · la exitus ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · ro desinență ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · mi porotutukitanga (an end in time; a conclusion) · fr terminaison (ending up of a polypeptid chain) · wa cawete ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · bg уволнение (the process of firing an employee) · mi porotūtukitanga (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · bg последица (an outcome or result) · el κατάληξη (an outcome or result) · non tíð ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · es terminación (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · tr bitiş (an end in time; a conclusion) · pt demissão (the process of firing an employee) · kmr kotahî (an end in space; an edge or limit) · ro sfârșire (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · bg резултат (an outcome or result) · es cesantía (the process of firing an employee) · fr fin (an end in time; a conclusion) · es terminación (ending up of a polypeptid chain) · izh loppu ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · ca desinència ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · pt terminação (ending up of a polypeptid chain) · ro disponibilizare (the process of firing an employee) · nb endelse ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · pt terminação ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · hu felmondás (the process of firing an employee) · pt término (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · hu terhességmegszakítás (An induced abortion) · es terminación (an end in space; an edge or limit) · sh свршетак ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · pl terminacja (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · be канча́так ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · bg завършък (an end in time; a conclusion) · tr son ek ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · de Abbruch (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · de Kündigung (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · la terminatio ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · bg предел (an end in time; a conclusion) · ru оконча́ние ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · fi lopettaminen (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · eo finaĵo ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · ja 解約 (the process of firing an employee) · ga foirceann ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · tr son verme (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · grc τελευτή (an end in space; an edge or limit) · fr désinence ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · ro concediere (the process of firing an employee) · hu megszüntetés (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · ca terminació (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · hu elbocsátás (the process of firing an employee) · udm кылпум ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · da fyring (the process of firing an employee) · pt aborto (An induced abortion) · grc τελευτή (an end in time; a conclusion) · ro sfârșit (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · fi pääte ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · ja 語尾 ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · de Endung ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · az sonluq ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · pt desfecho (an end in time; a conclusion) · tr işten çıkarma (the process of firing an employee) · hu befejeződés (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · hu felmondás (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · fi raskaudenkeskeytys (An induced abortion) · lt kaitmuo ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · bg завършек (an end in time; a conclusion) · cmn 語尾 /语尾 ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · pt rescisão (the process of firing an employee) · da endelse ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · hu lezárás (the process of terminating or the state of being terminated) · br dibenn-ger ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · it desinenza ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · sk koncovka ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · bg край (an end in time; a conclusion) · fr terminaison ((grammar) the last part (or morpheme) of a word — see also suffix, ending) · bg предел (an end in space; an edge or limit)