| n. | 1. | Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death. | |||
| 2. | (Gram.) The final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5.
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| Noun | 1. | ending - the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an ending" Synonyms: termination |
| 2. | ending - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" Synonyms: termination, conclusion | |
| 3. | ending - the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" Synonyms: end | |
| 4. | ending - 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" Synonyms: conclusion, finish Antonyms: beginning - the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war" | |
| 5. | ending - the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." |
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