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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

END'ING, ppr. [from end.] Terminating; closing; concluding.
END'ING, n. Termination; conclusion.
1. In grammar, the terminating syllable or letter of a word.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: 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]
2: the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" [syn: termination, ending, conclusion]
3: the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" [syn: end, ending] [ant: beginning, commencement, first, get-go, kickoff, middle, offset, outset, showtime, start, starting time]
4: 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" [syn: ending, conclusion, finish] [ant: beginning]
5: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: conclusion, end, close, closing, ending]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: before 12th century something that constitutes an end: as a. conclusion <a movie with a happy ending> b. one or more letters or syllables added to a word base especially in inflection

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 an end or final part, esp. of a story. 2 an inflected final part of a word. Etymology: OE (as END, -ING(1))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

End End, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ended; p. pr. & vb. n. Ending.] 1. To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to terminate; as, to end a speech. ``I shall end this strife.'' --Shak. On the seventh day God ended his work. --Gen. ii. 2. 2. To form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the word back. 3. To destroy; to put to death. ``This sword hath ended him.'' --Shak. To end up, to lift or tilt, so as to set on end; as, to end up a hogshead.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Ending End"ing, 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. Ending day, day of death. --Chaucer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(endings) 1. You can refer to the last part of a book, story, play, or film as the ending, especially when you are considering the way that the story ends. The film has a Hollywood happy ending. N-COUNT: oft supp N 2. The ending of a word is the last part of it. ...common word endings, like 'ing' in walking. N-COUNT: with supp 3. see also end, nerve ending

Moby Thesaurus

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