Completions

/kəmˈpliːʃənz/ noun

Definition

Plural of completion; instances of finishing something or bringing something to an end.

Etymology

Plural of completion, from complete (Latin completus) + -tion suffix (Latin -tio, forming abstract nouns). Completion originally meant 'the act of filling up or finishing.'

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