"world ending" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: world endings [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from end of the world. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|end of the world}} Back-formation from end of the world Head templates: {{en-noun}} world ending (plural world endings)
  1. An end of the world; a scenario in which the world ends.
    Sense id: en-world_ending-en-noun-9gRxv3i8 Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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