Definition of Ending

1. Noun. The end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme). "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"

Exact synonyms: Termination
Generic synonyms: Morpheme
Specialized synonyms: Postfix, Suffix, Inflectional Ending, Inflectional Suffix

2. Noun. The act of ending something. "The termination of the agreement"

3. Noun. The point in time at which something ends. "The ending of warranty period"

4. Noun. Event whose occurrence ends something. "When these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

5. Noun. The last section of a communication. "In conclusion I want to say..."
Exact synonyms: Close, Closing, Conclusion, End
Specialized synonyms: Anticlimax, Bathos, Epilog, Epilogue, Epilog, Epilogue, Peroration, Coda, Finale
Generic synonyms: Section, Subdivision
Group relationships: Narration, Recital, Yarn, Address, Speech
Derivative terms: Close, End, End, End

Definition of Ending

1. n. Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death.

Definition of Ending

1. Verb. (present participle of end#Verb end) ¹

2. Noun. A termination or conclusion. ¹

3. Noun. The last part of something. ¹

4. Noun. (grammar) The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as ''-ing'' in "ending"). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ending

1. a termination [n -S] - See also: termination

Medical Definition of Ending

1. 1. A termination or conclusion. 2. A nerve ending. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ending

endfeet
endgame
endgames
endgate
endgates
endgut
endiademed
endian
endianness
endict
endicted
endicting
endictment
endictments
endicts
ending (current term)
ending up
endings
endiron
endirons
endite
endited
endites
enditing
endive
endives
endizen
endlang
endleaf
endleafs

Literary usage of Ending

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Bulletin by United States (1918)
"June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen, the sum of $34000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty, the sum of $24000; ..."

2. Bulletin by Federal Board for Vocational Education, United States (1917)
"$2.500,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-six, the sum of $3.000 ..."

3. Publications by English Dialect Society (1892)
"Northern North Midland : at Poulton without rel. and ending, but (6) with rel. and ... Eastern South Midland : at Cannock Chase without rel. and ending -n, ..."

4. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1912)
"16 ann. rept. of state Inspector of oils for yr. ending Oct. 31, 1893. htp pp. ... 8 ann. report of the Ohio dairy and food comr. for the term ending Feb. ..."

5. Journal by New York (N.Y.). Board of Education (1854)
"Joseph Battin, for a term ending the thirty-first day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four; Simeon Cutwater, for a term ending the ..."

6. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1908)
"Indian children from 'tribal funds' for the I school used, or to the church school, whet« fiscal year ending June 30, 1906: I that is the school used, ..."

7. A Comparative Study of FAO and USDA Data on Production, Area, and Trade of by Leonardo A. Paulino, Shen Sheng Tseng (1980)
"METHODOLOGY USED TO ADJUST DATA FOR THE GROWTH TREND AND TO CALCULATE MINIMUM WORKING STOCK LEVELS Adjustment of Data on ending Stocks and Total Supply ..."

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