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termination

/tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/

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What does termination mean?

noun

  1. The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
  2. The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.
  3. An end in time; a conclusion.
More meanings (6)

noun

  1. An end in space; an edge or limit.
  2. An outcome or result.
  3. The last part of a word.
  4. An induced abortion.
  5. The ending up of a polypeptid chain.
  6. (obsolete, rare) A word, a term.

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IPA pronunciation

/tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/

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It is safe to assert that no government proper ever had a provision in its organic law for its own termination.
Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln's First Inaugural AddressProject Gutenberg ebook #9
My friends made an arrangement on the spot for returning to this pool, after the termination of the egg harvest on Catuá.
Henry Walter BatesThe Naturalist on the River AmazonsProject Gutenberg ebook #2440
More book examples (3)
To which it may be added, that their language is soft, of a pleasing accent, and something bordering upon the Greek termination.
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
The law is acquainted with such emergencies, and explicitly permits the termination of pregnancy when undertaken to relieve or cure such conditions.
J. Morris (Josiah Morris) SlemonsThe Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During PregnancyProject Gutenberg ebook #7129
Each Party shall ensure that the network termination points for its public telecommunications transport networks are defined on a reasonable and transparent basis.
CanadaNorth American Free Trade Agreement, 1992 Oct. 7 Tariff Phasing DescriptionsProject Gutenberg ebook #89