cessation

CEFRC1

/sɛˈseɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The stopping of something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

Examples

  • Menopause is the permanent cessation of the ovaries' primary functions.

  • Whatever is subject to origination is all subject to cessation.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The day […]was […]yearly observ'd for a festival Day by cessation from Labour.

  • it might be advisable to permit the temporary cessation of the papal inquisition

  • 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.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After the intense gunfire, the soldiers finally observed a complete blank of hostilities.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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