'Termination' definitions:

Definition of 'termination'

(from WordNet)
noun
A coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his driver's license" [syn: termination, expiration, expiry]
noun
A place where something ends or is complete [syn: end point, endpoint, termination, terminus]
noun
Something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" [syn: result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination]
noun
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]
noun
The act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" [syn: termination, ending, conclusion]

Definition of 'Termination'

From: GCIDE
  • Termination \Ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. terminatio a bounding, fixing, determining: cf. F. terminasion, OF. also termination. See Term.]
  • 1. The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds; the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary termination of hostilities. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which ends or bounds; limit in space or extent; bound; end; as, the termination of a line. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. End in time or existence; as, the termination of the year, or of life; the termination of happiness. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. End; conclusion; result. --Hallam. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. Last purpose of design. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • 6. A word; a term. [R. & Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Gram.) The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter; the part added to a stem in inflection. [1913 Webster]