cessation

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/sɛˈseɪʃən/(US)

Definition of cessation

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noun

(countable, formal, uncountable)A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

“it might be advisable to permit the temporary cessation of the papal inquisition”
“The day […]was […]yearly observ'd for a festival Day by cessation from Labour.”
“With the cessation of hostilities, the military traffic declined considerably, although at least two years will be required to remove the many thousands of tons of explosives still stored at the depot.”

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Borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cessātiō. By surface analysis, cease + -ation. Compare cession < cede.

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