cessation
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cessation
1350–1400; Middle English cessacio ( u ) n < Latin cessātiōn- (stem of cessātiō ) delay, inactivity, stoppage, equivalent to cessāt ( us ) past participle of cessāre to delay, stop ( cess ( us ) yielded, ceded ( ced- cede + -tus past participle suffix) + -ātus -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
Explanation
Cessation is an end to something, such as the stopping of a bad habit, like the cessation of smoking. Cessation and cease sound alike and have similar meanings because they both come from the Latin word cessare, which means "to delay, to stop." The cessation can be permanent, such as when the protests resulted in the cessation of the use of baby bunnies to test lipsticks (forever ending the bunny torture); or temporary, such as the cessation of the rain during the storm that let us run to the car without getting wet (but rain, like sunshine, always comes back).
Vocabulary lists containing cessation
Lord of the Flies
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The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
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Example Sentences
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Cessation Therapeutics said it is already developing an injectable version of the antibody treatment that could be more convenient.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023
Cessation of any sort of credit and demand for early repayment of credit and other financial obligations.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
On Jan. 1, Egypt’s Court of Cessation overturned their sentences and ordered a retrial, but there is as yet no indication of when this will begin.
From Time • Feb. 3, 2015
The 1867 Treaty of Cessation, an agreement between Russia and the U.S., left the issue of aboriginal title unresolved, and so it remained.
From Washington Times • Dec. 6, 2014
Cessation of conscious existence is not with them the punishment of wickedness, but the eagerly desired consummation of their being, the goal which is quickly reached by the eminently good.
From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by Kennedy, James
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