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termination

/təməˈneɪʃən/tur-muh-NAY-shuhn
/tɚməˈneɪʃən/tur-muh-NAY-shuhn

Meaninga limit

Common meaning: an ending

Journey through time

  1. Latinterminus‘a bound, limit’source
  2. Latinterminationemsource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsa bound, limit → an endingtermination‘an ending’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin terminus ‘a limit’.

Roots

  • terminus Latin “a boundary marker, limit”

Related words

determineexterminateinterminabletermterminalterminate

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