completion

completion
/keuhm plee"sheuhn/, n.
1. the act of completing.
2. the state of being completed.
3. conclusion; fulfillment: Her last novel represented the completion of her literary achievement.
4. Football. a forward pass that has been completed.
[1650-60; < LL completion- (s. of completio). See COMPLETE, -ION]
Syn. 1. termination, ending, closing.

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