"endings" in the noun sense
1. ending, termination
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme
"I don't like words that have -ism as an ending"
2. termination, ending, conclusion
the act of ending something
"the termination of the agreement"
3. end, ending
the point in time at which something ends
"the end of the year"
"the ending of warranty period"
4. ending, conclusion, finish
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"
5. conclusion, end, close, closing, ending
the last section of a communication
"in conclusion I want to say..."
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