Cessation Definition

sĕ-sāshən
noun
A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing.
A cessation of hostilities.
American Heritage
A ceasing, or stopping, either forever or for some time.
Webster's New World
The definition of a cessation is an ending.
An example of cessation is the final episode of a long running television show.
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(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final.

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Other Word Forms of Cessation

Noun

Singular:
cessation
Plural:
cessations

Origin of Cessation

  • Middle English cessacioun from Old French cessation from Latin cessātiō cessātiōn- from cessātus past participle of cessāre to stop cease

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cessation Sentence Examples

  • Its cessation greatly increased disaffection.

  • Cessation of bleeding may take place from natural or from artificial means.

  • It is evident that if there is a long cessation of rain, there can be none to fill the reservoirs.

  • His title of "the Good" is due perhaps less to his character than to the cessation of internal troubles in his reign.

  • The cessation of their intercourse was regretted by the queen, who had been reconciled with her husband through the influence of Louise.

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Words Starting With

CCECES

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With C and Ending With N

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