From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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: ending, termination]
2: the act of ending something; "the termination of the
agreement" [syn: termination, ending, conclusion]
3: the point in time at which something ends; "the end of the
year"; "the ending of warranty period" [syn: end, ending]
[ant: beginning, commencement, first, get-go,
kickoff, middle, offset, outset, showtime, start,
starting time]
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: ending,
conclusion, finish] [ant: beginning]
5: the last section of a communication; "in conclusion I want to
say..." [syn: conclusion, end, close, closing,
ending]