What is the final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5. Ending day, day of death. Chaucer called?
ending — (Gram.) The final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5. Ending day, day of death. Chaucer. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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