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Meaning of ending

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  ending
      n 1: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final
           morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
           [syn: {ending}, {termination}]
      2: the act of ending something; "the termination of the
         agreement" [syn: {termination}, {ending}, {conclusion}]
      3: the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the
         year"; "the ending of warranty period" [syn: {end}, {ending}]
         [ant: {beginning}, {commencement}, {first}, {get-go},
         {kickoff}, {middle}, {offset}, {outset}, {showtime}, {start},
         {starting time}]
      4: event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the
         ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast
         it will be the finish of the show" [syn: {ending},
         {conclusion}, {finish}] [ant: {beginning}]
      5: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to
         say..." [syn: {conclusion}, {end}, {close}, {closing},
         {ending}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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