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ending > 5 senses
NOUN1ending, terminationThe end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
2ending, termination, conclusionThe act of ending something
3ending, endThe point in time at which something ends
4ending, conclusion, finishEvent whose occurrence ends something
5ending, conclusion, end, close, closingThe last section of a communication
ending > pronunciation
Soundseh'ndihng
Rhymesabating, abducting, abiding, and 2078 more rhymes in ihng at the HyperDic website...
ending > noun 1, communication
MeaningThe end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme).
Examples"I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
Synonymstermination
Narrowersuffix, postfix; inflectional ending, inflectional suffix
Broadermorpheme
ending > noun 2, act
MeaningThe act of ending something.
Synonymstermination, conclusion
Narrowerdemonetization, demonetisation; release, tone ending; completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up; retirement; relinquishment, relinquishing; dissolution, breakup; overthrow; adjournment, dissolution; dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking; destruction, devastation; killing, kill, putting to death; abolition, abolishment; liquidation, settlement; withdrawal, drug withdrawal; closure, closedown, closing, shutdown; extinction, extinguishing, quenching; fade, disappearance; abortion; deactivation, defusing; discontinuance, discontinuation
Broaderchange of state
Verbsend
ending > noun 3, time
MeaningThe point in time at which something ends.
Examples"the ending of warranty period"
Synonymsend
Narrowerdeath, last; death, dying, demise; period; year-end; stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close; cease; fag end, tail, tail end; last gasp; termination, expiration, expiry; terminus ad quem, terminal point, limit
Broaderpoint, point in time
Contrarybeginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset; middle
Verbsend
ending > noun 4, event
MeaningEvent whose occurrence ends something.
Examples"his death marked the ending of an era"
Synonymsconclusion, finish
Narrowerend, last, final stage; result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination; foregone conclusion, matter of course; destruction, demolition, wipeout; omega, Z; stop, halt; victory, triumph; defeat, licking
Broaderhappening, occurrence, natural event
Contrarybeginning
Verbsend; end
ending > noun 5, communication
MeaningThe last section of a communication.
Synonymsconclusion, end, close, closing
Part ofnarration, recital, yarn; address, speech
Narroweranticlimax, bathos; epilogue, epilog; epilogue, epilog; peroration; finale, coda
Broadersection, subdivision

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