n.1 the act or an instance of terminating; the state of being terminated.
2 Med. an induced abortion.
3 an ending or result of a specified kind (a happy termination).
4 a word's final syllable or letters or letter esp. as an element in inflection or derivation.
Phrases and idioms:
put a termination to (or bring to a termination) make an end of.
Derivatives:
terminational adj.
Etymology: ME f. OF termination or L terminatio (as TERMINATE)