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–noun

a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance: a cessation of hostilities.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME cessacio(u)n < L cessātiōn- (s. of cessātiō) delay, inactivity, stoppage, equiv. to cessāt(us) ptp. of cessāre to delay, stop (cess(us) yielded, ceded (ced- cede + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ātus -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

]

—Synonyms stop, halt, end, suspension, stay, recess.

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ces·sa·tion Audio Help (sě-sā'shən) Pronunciation Key
n. A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing: a cessation of hostilities.

[Middle English cessacioun, from Old French cessation, from Latin cessātiō, cessātiōn-, from cessātus, past participle of cessāre, to stop; see cease.]

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cessation

1447, from O.Fr. cessation, from L. cessationem (nom. cessatio) "a delaying, ceasing," from cessare "delay" (see cease).

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cessation
noun
a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"

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cessation [seˈseiʃən] noun

stopping or ceasing
Example: the cessation of activities

Arabic:	وَقْف، إيقاف، تَوَقُّف
Chinese (Simplified):	停止
Chinese (Traditional):	停止
Czech:	skončení, zastavení (čeho)
Danish:	indstilling; ophør; standsning
Dutch:	het staken
Estonian:	lakkamine, lõpetamine
Finnish:	lakkaaminen, keskeyttäminen
French:	cessation
German:	der Stillstand
Greek:	διακοπή
Hungarian:	megszűnés
Icelandic:	stöðvun, hlé
Indonesian:	penghentian
Italian:	cessazione

Japanese:	中止
Korean:	정지, 중지
Latvian:	pārtraukšana
Lithuanian:	nutraukimas, liovimasis
Norwegian:	opphør, stans(ing)
Polish:	zaprzestanie
Portuguese (Brazil):	cessação
Portuguese (Portugal):	paragem
Romanian:	încetare
Russian:	прекращение
Slovak:	skončenie, zastavenie
Slovenian:	ustavitev, prenehanje
Spanish:	cese, suspensión
Swedish:	upphörande, avbrott, slut
Turkish:	durma, kesilme

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Cessation

Cease\ (s[=e]s), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ceased; p. pr. & vb. n. Ceasing.] [OE. cessen, cesen, F. cesser, fr. L. cessare, v. intemsive fr. cedere to withdraw. See Cede, and cf. Cessation.]

1. To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased. "To cease from strife." --Prov. xx. 3.

2. To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.

The poor shall never cease out of the land. --Deut. xv. 11.

Syn: To intermit; desist; stop; abstain; quit; discontinue; refrain; leave off; pause; end.

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