cessation
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance: a cessation of hostilities.
Origin of cessation
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How to use cessation in a sentence
The effects of whose activity are not precipitously abrupted, but gradually proceed to their cessations.
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne (Volume 2 of 3) | Thomas BrowneWe observed no cessations in any of the springs, except in the two under consideration.
The Book of Curiosities | I. PlattsThere are cessations of firing altogether, and it is comparatively slow when continued.
With Rimington | L. March PhillippsThe war would thus be endless, or if cessations of hostilities should occur they would only endure for a season.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Tyler | Compiled by James D. RichardsonImmediately after the cessations of the functions of life, putrefaction appeared and progressed with great rapidity.
Martyria | Augustus C. Hamlin
British Dictionary definitions for cessation
/ (sɛˈseɪʃən) /
a ceasing or stopping; discontinuance; pause: temporary cessation of hostilities
Origin of cessation
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