stop

Definitions of stop
  1. noun
    a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
    synonyms: punto
  2. noun
    the event of something ending
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    type of:
    finale, sorte
    event whose occurrence ends something
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"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 3

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