cessation

English

Etymology

From Middle French cessation, from Latin cessatio.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /sɛˈseɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

cessation (countable and uncountable, plural cessations)

1. (formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
   • (Can we date this quote by Motley and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)

     the temporary cessation of the papal iniquities

   • (Can we date this quote by Sir J. Hayward and provide title, author's full name, and other details?)

     The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation from labour.

Synonyms

• (temporary): hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause
• (final): close, endpoint, terminus; see also Thesaurus:finish

Translations

a ceasing or discontinuance

• Bulgarian: прекратяване (bg) (prekratjavane), спиране (bg) (spirane)
• Dutch: beëindiging (nl)
• Finnish: lakkaaminen (fi), lopettaminen (fi)
• French: cessation (fr) f
• German: Unterbrechung (de) f
• Greek: κατάπαυση (el) f (katápafsi), αναστολή (el) f (anastolí), διακοπή (el) f (diakopí)

• Irish: faill f
• Maori: pārirātanga
• Polish: zaprzestanie (pl) n
• Russian: прекраще́ние (ru) n (prekraščénije)
• Slovak: zastavenie
• Spanish: cese (es) m
• Telugu: ముగింపు (te) (mugimpu)

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