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windup vs termination

termination vs windup

windup and termination both are nouns.

windup is an adjective but termination is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
windup Yes Yes No No
termination Yes No No No
As nouns, termination is a hypernym of windup; that is, termination is a word with a broader meaning than windup:
  • windup: a concluding action
  • termination: the act of ending something
Other hypernyms of windup include conclusion, ending.
windup (noun) termination (noun)
a concluding action the act of ending something
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
something that results
a place where something ends or is complete
a coming to an end of a contract period
windup (adjective) termination (adjective)
operated by a mechanism
Difference between windup and termination

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