cessation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cessātiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cessation (countable and uncountable, plural cessations)
- (formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
- 1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], OCLC 1138660207:
- it might be advisable to permit the temporary cessation of the papal inquisition
- 1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward VI
- The day […] was […] yearly observ'd for a festival Day by cessation from Labour.
Synonyms[edit]
- (temporary): hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause
- (final): close, endpoint, terminus; see also Thesaurus:finish
Translations[edit]
a ceasing or discontinuance
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin cessātiō. Morphologically, from cesser + -ation.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
cessation f (plural cessations)
Further reading[edit]
- “cessation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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