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cessation definition

ces·sa·tion (se sā′s̸hən)

noun

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

Etymology: L cessatio < pp. of cessare, cease

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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