ending
     n 1: the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final
          morpheme); "I don't like words that have -ism as an
          ending" [syn: {termination}]
     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: 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" [syn: {conclusion},
         {finish}] [ant: {beginning}]
     5: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want
        to say..." [syn: {conclusion}, {end}, {close}, {closing}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0