ending

English

/ˈɛndɪŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • A termination or conclusion.
  • The last part of something.
  • (grammar) The last morpheme of a word, added to some base to make an inflected form (such as -ing in "ending").

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English endyng inherited from Old English endung affix from English end (patient of action).

Origin

English

end

Gloss

patient of action

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