Meaning & use
ending
The final part of something, especially a story, event, or period of time.
See it in a sentence
Fans debated whether the movie's ending truly resolved the main character's story.
The novel has a bittersweet ending that left many readers in tears.
A note on using this word
In grammar, ending also refers to a suffix added to a word, as in the past-tense ending -ed.
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