Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Termination \Ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. terminatio a bounding,
   fixing, determining: cf. F. terminasion, OF. also
   termination. See {Term}.]
   1. The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds;
      the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary
      termination of hostilities.

   2. That which ends or bounds; limit in space or extent;
      bound; end; as, the termination of a line.

   3. End in time or existence; as, the termination of the year,
      or of life; the termination of happiness.

   4. End; conclusion; result. --Hallam.

   5. Last purpose of design. [R.]

   6. A word; a term. [R. & Obs.] --Shak.

   7. (Gram.) The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter;
      the part added to a stem in inflection.

Source : WordNet®

termination
     n 1: a coming to an end of a contract period; "the expiry of his
          driver's license" [syn: {expiration}, {expiry}]
     2: a place where something ends or is complete [syn: {end point},
         {endpoint}, {terminus}]
     3: something that results; "he listened for the results on the
        radio" [syn: {result}, {resultant}, {final result}, {outcome}]
     4: 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}]
     5: the act of ending something; "the termination of the
        agreement" [syn: {ending}, {conclusion}]