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termination
[ tur-muh-ney-shuhn ]
noun
- the act of terminating
- the fact of being terminated.
- the place or part where anything terminates; bound or limit.
- an end or extremity; close or conclusion.
- an issue or result.
- Grammar. a suffix or ending.
- an ending of employment with a specific employer.
termination
/ ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən /
noun
- the act of terminating or the state of being terminated
- something that terminates
- a final result
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Derived Forms
- ˌtermiˈnational, adjective
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Other Words From
- termi·nation·al adjective
- nonter·mi·nation noun
- unter·mi·nation·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of termination1
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Example Sentences
Wright has filed a civil lawsuit alleging wrongful termination.
But she expressed no regrets mainly because of her concerns about how much her fetus suffered before termination.
I remembered the usual termination of Platonic liaisons, and thought how disgusted I had been whenever I heard of one.
"He's too good for MSNBC," Coulter emailed The Daily Beast after Baldwin's termination.
This was it: An impending termination of the oppression and hardship that comprised so many of our Arab landscapes.
Sam sat opposite him in perfect silence, waiting, with eager curiosity, for the termination of the scene.
This information was balm to Louis, as it seemed to promise a peaceful termination to so threatening an affair.
Wars in India and China, brought gloriously to an advantageous termination.
By some of the best historical writers, the commencement and termination are variously stated.
As the names are now, I do not see anything purely Scandinavian in them, except the termination -by.
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