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end of

UK/ˌɛnd ˈɒv/

end of is the ellipsis of end of story.

Meaning of end of story

Phrase

end of story

  1. (colloquial) Indicating that is as much as one knows, or one is prepared to reveal or is willing to discuss regarding the subject.
  2. (colloquial) That is the definitive fact; there can be no argument.
    • If you don't want to move back to the States, we won't. End of story.2013, Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Before Midnight (motion picture), spoken by Jesse (Ethan Hawke)

Questions about end of

What is end of the ellipsis of?
End of is the ellipsis of end of story.
How do you pronounce end of?
End of is pronounced /ˌɛnd ˈɒv/ (UK).

Words near end of in the dictionary

  1. end member
  2. end members
  3. end mill
  4. end moraine
  5. end moraines
  6. end of
  7. end of day
  8. end of days
  9. end of discussion
  10. end of history
  11. end of life

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: end of (page history and authors); end of story (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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