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cessation
[ se-sey-shuhn ]
/ sɛˈseɪ ʃən /
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noun
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance: a cessation of hostilities.
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cessation
/ (sɛˈseɪʃən) /
noun
a ceasing or stopping; discontinuance; pausetemporary cessation of hostilities
Word Origin for cessation
C14: from Latin cessātiō a delaying, inactivity, from cessāre to be idle, desist from, from cēdere to yield, cede
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