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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

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cessation Synonyms

cessation

n.

stop, discontinuance, suspension, recess; see end 2, pause 1, 2.


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cessation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • hostility: By the time of the cessation of hostilities in 1949, more than 700,000 Arabs were driven out of their homes.

Converse of object

  • attain: You should attain cessations This means that we should attain the permanent cessation of suffering.

Adjective modifier

  • abrupt: It was a small price to pay for the abrupt cessation of that barbarous war.

Modifies a noun

  • clinic: My end of the bargain is to refer them to smoking cessation clinics.

Noun used with modifier

  • smoking: Students leading the way to smoking cessation: A pilot project.
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