ending

Pronunciation: /ˈɛndɪŋ/

The English word “ending” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

A termination or conclusion.
The last part of something.
The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -s in "dogs").

Etymology

From Middle English endynge, endyng, endinge, from Old English endung, ġeendung (“ending”), equivalent to end + -ing. Cognate with Dutch ending (“ending”), German Endung (“ending”).

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