termination
Pronunciation: /tɚmɪˈneɪʃən/
The English word “termination” has 9 meanings listed here.
noun
- The process of terminating or the state of being terminated.
- The process of firing an employee; ending one's employment at a business for any reason.
- An end in time; a conclusion.
- An end in space; an edge or limit.
- An outcome or result.
- The last part of a word.
- An induced abortion.
- A word, a term.
- The ending up of a polypeptid chain.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin terminationem (accusative of terminatio).
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