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(noun) an affix that is added at the end of the word |
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Synonyms: suffix |
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Related Words: affix, inflectional suffix |
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(noun) an event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era" |
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Synonyms: conclusion |
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Related Words: Z, close, defeat, demolition, destruction, end, finish, foregone conclusion, halt, happening, last, licking, matter of course, natural event, occurrence, omega, outcome, result, stop, triumph, victory |
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Antonyms: beginning |
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(noun) the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement" |
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Synonyms: conclusion, termination |
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Related Words: abolishment, abolition, abortion, adjournment, breakup, change of state, closedown, closing, closure, completion, culmination, deactivation, defusing, demonetisation, demonetization, destruction, devastation, disappearance, discharge, discontinuance, discontinuation, dismissal, dissolution, drug withdrawal, extinction, extinguishing, fade, firing, kill, killing, liberation, liquidation, mop up, overthrow, putting to death, quenching, release, relinquishing, relinquishment, retirement, sack, sacking, settlement, shutdown, tone ending, windup, withdrawal |
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(noun) the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" |
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Synonyms: end |
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Related Words: cease, death, demise, dying, expiration, expiry, fag end, last, limit, period, point, point in time, tail, tail end, terminal point, termination, terminus ad quem, year-end |
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(noun) the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." |
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Synonyms: close, closing, conclusion, end |
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Related Words: anticlimax, bathos, coda, epilog, epilogue, finale, peroration, section, subdivision |
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