English Explanatory Dictionary

termination

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
  2. The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.
  3. An end in time; a conclusion.
  4. An end in space; an edge or limit.
  5. An outcome or result.
  6. The last part of a word.
  7. An induced abortion.
  8. A word, a term.
  9. The ending up of a polypeptid chain.

Pronunciation

/tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-termination.wav

Word forms

termination terminations

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin terminationem (accusative of terminatio).

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

continuation

Related words

terminate

Derived words

extermination hinge termination power of termination termination codon termination dust termination shock terminative terminative case
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