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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ending n 1: an affix that is added at the end of the word [syn: {suffix}] 2: the act of ending something "the termination of the agreement" [syn: {termination}, {conclusion}] 3: the point in time at which something ends "the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period" [syn: {end}] [ant: {beginning}, {middle}] 4: an event whose occurrence ends something "his death marked the ending of an era" [syn: {conclusion}] [ant: {beginning}] 5: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to say..." [syn: {conclusion}, {end}, {close}, {closing}]
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