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ending has definitions from the fields of linguistics,fine art,writing
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[ noun ] (linguistics) the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

Synonyms

termination

Examples

"I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"

Related terms

morpheme inflectional_suffix

2
[ noun ] (linguistics) an affix that is added at the end of the word

Synonyms

suffix postfix

Used in print

(Hugh Kelly and Ted Ziehe, "Glossary Lookup Made Easy"...)

For_example , the inflected forms of a word can be represented , insofar as regular inflection allows , by a stem and a set of endings to be attached .

( Indeed , the set of endings can be replaced by the name of a set of endings . )

( Indeed , the set of endings can be replaced by the name of a set of endings . )

Related terms

affix inflectional_suffix

3
[ noun ] the act of ending something

Synonyms

conclusion termination

Examples

"the termination of the agreement"

Used in print

(Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)

Southern resentment has been over the method of its ending , the invasion , and Reconstruction ; their fears now are of miscegenation and Negro political control in many counties .

Related terms

change_of_state destruction closure killing abortion completion adjournment dismissal liquidation dissolution overthrow fade retirement discontinuance abolition deactivation extinction demonetization relinquishment withdrawal release conclude

4
[ noun ] the point in time at which something ends

Synonyms

end

Examples

"the end of the year" "the ending of warranty period"

Related terms

beginning middle point death death stopping_point termination terminus_ad_quem fag_end year-end last_gasp cease period terminate end end

5
[ noun ] event whose occurrence ends something

Synonyms

finish conclusion

Examples

"his death marked the ending of an era" "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

Related terms

beginning happening victory result end defeat destruction stop foregone_conclusion finish Z end finish end

6
[ noun ] (fine art,writing) the last section of a communication

Synonyms

end close closing conclusion

Examples

"in conclusion I want to say..."

Related terms

section finale epilogue peroration anticlimax epilogue narration address terminate end end

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Rhymes with

pending tending rending mending lending sending bending vending blending spending defending ascending attending contending unending offending unbending condescending pretending descending expending impending redding bedding wedding reading heading shedding sledding welding banding landing funding branding standing nodding spreading outstanding notwithstanding expanding misunderstanding commanding understanding demanding winding finding bonding founding pounding wounding bounding binding sounding rounding rescinding beheading spellbinding ding wading fading wording lading raiding blinding longstanding upstanding grinding grounding freestanding herding shading unwinding corresponding compounding expounding braiding astounding trading surrounding resounding confounding abounding dowding invading bidding budding pudding grading featherbedding padding marauding building blockading degrading pervading railroading skateboarding ceding siding coding seeding loading leading riding voiding guiding goading gilding reading flooding feeding forwarding chiding hiding prodding encoding pleading plodding confiding conceding coinciding molding breeding brooding moulding boarding bleeding balding unloading overriding rebuilding impeding sliding crowding yielding clouding wilding guarding golding gliding speeding folding fielding forbidding shrouding shielding hoarding holding harding shareholding landholding stockholding exploding protruding intruding inbreeding subsiding eluding eroding scalding scolding abiding shipbuilding exceeding discarding disregarding dividing preceding deciding concluding decoding proceeding misleading misreading beholding scaffolding according awarding succeeding unfolding withholding including recording regarding rewarding foreboding providing receding unyielding backsliding

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

entwine Enedina entangle endanger entangled

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