termination
English
Etymology
From Latin terminationem (accusative of terminatio).
Noun
termination (plural terminations)
- The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
- The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.
- An end in time; a conclusion.
- An end in space; an edge or limit.
- An outcome or result.
- The last part of a word; a suffix.
- (medicine) An induced abortion.
- (obsolete, rare) A word, a term.
Synonyms
- (process of terminating): concluding, ending, finishing, stoping, terminating
- (state of being termined):
- (end in time): close, conclusion, end, finale, finish, stop
- (end in space): border, edge, end, limit, lip, rim, tip
- (outcome): consequence, outcome, result, upshot
- (medical): abortion, induced abortion
Translations
The process of terminating or the state of being terminated
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The process of firing an employee
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An end in time; a conclusion
An end in space; an edge or limit
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An outcome or result
The last part of a word; a suffix
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