cessation

The definition of a cessation is an ending.

(noun)

An example of cessation is the final episode of a long running television show.

See cessation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a ceasing, or stopping, either forever or for some time

Origin: L cessatio < pp. of cessare, cease

See cessation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing: a cessation of hostilities.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English cessacioun

Origin: , from Old French cessation

Origin: , from Latin cessātiō, cessātiōn-

Origin: , from cessātus

Origin: , past participle of cessāre, to stop; see cease

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