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ces⋅sa⋅tion

  [se-sey-shuhn]
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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 -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms:
stop, halt, end, suspension, stay, recess.
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ces·sa·tion   (sě-sā'shən)   
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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Word Origin & History

cessation 
1447, from O.Fr. cessation, from L. cessationem (nom. cessatio) "a delaying, ceasing," from cessare "delay" (see cease).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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