ending (HyperDic hyper-dictionary) (English)

English 5 senses of the word *ending*:
NOUN	communication	ending, termination	the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
act	ending, termination, conclusion	the act of ending something
time	ending, end	the point in time at which something ends
event	ending, conclusion, finish	event whose occurrence ends something
communication	ending, conclusion, end, close, closing	the last section of a communication

ending pronunciation
Sounds	eh'ndihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

Englishending: 5 senses noun 1, communication
Meaning	The end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme).
Example	"I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
Synonym	termination
Narrower	inflectional ending, inflectional suffix	An inflection that is added at the end of a root word
Narrower	suffix, postfix	An affix that is added at the end of the word
Broader	morpheme	minimal meaningful language unit
Spanish	desinencia, final, sufijo, terminación
Catalan	sufix, terminació

Englishending: 5 senses noun 2, act
Meaning	The act of ending something.
Synonyms	termination, conclusion
Narrower	abolition, abolishment	The act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
	abort	The act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
	abortion	termination of pregnancy
	adjournment, dissolution	The termination of a meeting
	closure, closedown, closing, shutdown	termination of operations
	completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up	A concluding action
	deactivation, defusing	The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
	demonetization, demonetisation	ending something (e.g. gold or silver) as no longer the legal tender of a country
	destruction, devastation	The termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
	discontinuance, discontinuation	The act of discontinuing / discontinuing or breaking off
	dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking	The termination of someone's employment / employment (leaving them free to depart)
	dissolution, breakup	The termination or disintegration of a relationship / relationship (between persons or nations)
	extinction, extinguishing, quenching	The act of extinguishing
	fade, disappearance	gradually ceasing to be visible
	killing, kill, putting to death	The act of terminating a life
	liquidation, settlement	termination of a business operation by using its assets to discharge its liabilities / liabilities
	overthrow	The termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force)
	release, tone ending	(music) the act or manner of terminating a musical phrase or tone
	relinquishment, relinquishing	The act of giving up and abandoning / abandoning a struggle / struggle / struggle or task etc.
	retirement	Withdrawal from your position or occupation
	withdrawal, drug withdrawal	The termination of drug taking
Broader	change of state	The act of changing something into something different in essential characteristics / characteristics
Spanish	conclusión, finalización, terminación
Catalan	acabament, cloenda, conclusió, finalització, terminació
Verbs	end	bring to an end or halt

Englishending: 5 senses noun 3, time
Meaning	The point in time at which something ends.
Example	"the ending of warranty period"
Synonym	end
Narrower	cease	('cease' is a noun only in the phrase 'without cease') end
	death, dying, demise	The time when something ends
	death, last	The time at which life ends
	fag end, tail, tail end	The time of the last part of something
	fin de siecle	The end of a century, especially the 19th century
	last gasp	The point of death or exhaustion or completion
	period	The end or completion of something
	stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close	The temporal end
	termination, expiration, expiry	A coming to an end of a contract period
	terminus ad quem, terminal point, limit	final / final or latest limiting point
	year-end	The end of a calendar year
Broader	point, point in time	An instant of time
Opposite	beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset	The time at which something is supposed to begin
Opposite	middle	Time between the beginning and the end of a temporal period
Spanish	conclusión, finalización, final, fin, término
Catalan	acabament, conclusió, fi, finalització, final, termini
Verbs	end	be the end of

Englishending: 5 senses noun 4, event
Meaning	event whose occurrence ends something.
Example	"his death marked the ending of an era"
Synonyms	conclusion, finish
Narrower	defeat, licking	An unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest / contest
	destruction, demolition, wipeout	An event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
	end, last	The concluding parts of an event or occurrence
	foregone conclusion, matter of course	An inevitable ending
	omega, Z	The ending of a series or sequence
	result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination	Something that results
	stop, halt	The event of something ending
	victory, triumph	A successful ending of a struggle or contest / contest
Broader	happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event	An event that happens
Opposite	beginning	The event consisting of the start of something
Spanish	conclusión, finalización, final, llegada, terminación
Catalan	arribada, cloenda, conclusió, finalització, final
Verbs	end	put an end to
Verbs	end	be the end of

Englishending: 5 senses noun 5, communication
Meaning	The last section of a communication.
Synonyms	conclusion, end, close, closing
Part of	address, speech	The act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
Part of	narration, recital, yarn	The act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
Narrower	anticlimax, bathos	A change from a serious subject / subject to a disappointing one
	epilogue, epilog	A short / short passage added at the end of a literary work
	epilogue, epilog	A short / short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
	finale, coda	The closing section of a musical composition
	peroration	(rhetoric) the concluding section of an oration
Broader	section, subdivision	A self-contained part of a larger / larger composition / composition (written or musical)
Spanish	cierre, conclusión, finalización, final, terminación
Catalan	cloenda, conclusió, tancament

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