01 n. The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.
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The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities.
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That which ends or bounds; limit in space or extent; bound; end; as, the termination of a line.
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End in time or existence; as, the termination of the year, or of life; the termination of happiness.
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End; conclusion; result.
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Last purpose of design.[R.]
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A word; a term.[R. & Obs.]
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The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter; the part added to a stem in inflection.(Gram.)