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ʃən noun
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance: a cessation of hostilities.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English cessacio(u)n < Latin cessātiōn- (stem of cessātiō) delay, inactivity, stoppage, equivalent to cessāt(us) past participle of cessāre to delay, stop (cess(us) yielded, ceded (ced- cede + -tus past participle suffix) + -ātus -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
1350–1400; Middle English cessacio(u)n < Latin cessātiōn- (stem of cessātiō) delay, inactivity, stoppage, equivalent to cessāt(us) past participle of cessāre to delay, stop (cess(us) yielded, ceded (ced- cede + -tus past participle suffix) + -ātus -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
Synonyms
stop, halt, end, suspension, stay, recess.
stop, halt, end, suspension, stay, recess.
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| —n | |
| a ceasing or stopping; discontinuance; pause: temporary cessation of hostilities | |
| [C14: from Latin cessātiō a delaying, inactivity, from cessāre to be idle, desist from, from cēdere to yield, | |
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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).
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Example sentences
But the nation soon learned that the cessation of active war did not necessarily mean the inauguration of peace.
Well, if you want to know the actual reason for cessation of posting privileges, nobody can tell you that but our esteemed hosts.
There was a cessation of nearly every sort of productive activity except such as contributed to military operations.
Perhaps cessation of building altogether is the unstated solution--a novel idea, but one with little practicality.
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