Cessation Meaning
/sɛˈseɪʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
Sentence Examples
Whatever is subject to origination is all subject to cessation.
Menopause is the permanent cessation of the ovaries' primary functions.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After the intense gunfire, the soldiers finally observed a complete ____ of hostilities.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The world is calling for a ____ of hostilities in the region today.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cessātiō. By surface analysis, cease + -ation. Compare cession < cede.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"it might be advisable to permit the temporary cessation of the papal inquisition"
— 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:
"The day […]was […]yearly observ'd for a festival Day by cessation from Labour."
— 1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward VI:
"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."
— 1947 January and February, “Wartime Traffic at Tanfield, L.N.E.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 47:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After the intense gunfire, the soldiers finally observed a complete ____ of hostilities.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The world is calling for a ____ of hostilities in the region today.