cessation

[se-sey-shuh n]

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noun

a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance: a cessation of hostilities.

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 -ate¹) + -iōn- -ion

Synonyms

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stop, halt, end, suspension, stay, recess.

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Examples from the Web for cessation

Contemporary Examples

They wrote a campaign platform that called, “after four years of failure to restore the Union,” for “a cessation of hostilities.”
Atlanta’s Fall Foretold The End Of Civil War Bloodshed
Marc Wortman
September 1, 2014
Some have speculated that cessation of CPR decreases pressure in the chest cavity, allowing blood to return to the heart.
Real Life Lazarus: When Patients Rise From the Dead
Sandeep Jauhar
August 21, 2014
It is unclear if this week's cessation of hostilities will be able to put that genie back in the bottle.
Government Ceasefire Is First Step Towards Peace in South Sudan
John Prendergast, Akshaya Kumar
January 24, 2014
On Thursday, delegates representing the government signed a cessation of hostilities agreement with the armed opposition.
Government Ceasefire Is First Step Towards Peace in South Sudan
John Prendergast, Akshaya Kumar
January 24, 2014
Our company is not in the business of making products for cessation.
E-Cigarettes, Facing Ban, Still Figuring Out What They Want to Be
Alex Halperin
December 19, 2013

Historical Examples

All the while he was watching mercilessly for the cessation of the struggles.
Way of the Lawless
Max Brand
There was no cessation, but the regular moment's pause, in the utterance of these sounds.
A Tale of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
With a decline in prices, mostly, the cessation of the demand coincides.
Bremen Cotton Exchange
Andreas Wilhelm Cramer
Again, when pleasure ceases, that sort of rest or cessation will be painful?
The Republic
Plato
Let us not, then, be induced to believe that pure pleasure is the cessation of pain, or pain of pleasure.
The Republic
Plato

British Dictionary definitions for cessation

cessation

noun

a ceasing or stopping; discontinuance; pausetemporary cessation of hostilities

Word Origin

C14: from Latin cessātiō a delaying, inactivity, from cessāre to be idle, desist from, from cēdere to yield, cede

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Word Origin and History for cessation

n.

mid-15c., cessacyoun "interruption, abdication," from Latin cessationem (nominative cessatio) "a delaying, ceasing, tarrying," noun of action from past participle stem of cessare "delay" (see cease (n.)).

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Synonyms

Examples from the Web for cessation

Contemporary Examples

They wrote a campaign platform that called, “after four years of failure to restore the Union,” for “a cessation of hostilities.”

Some have speculated that cessation of CPR decreases pressure in the chest cavity, allowing blood to return to the heart.

It is unclear if this week's cessation of hostilities will be able to put that genie back in the bottle.

On Thursday, delegates representing the government signed a cessation of hostilities agreement with the armed opposition.

Our company is not in the business of making products for cessation.

Historical Examples

All the while he was watching mercilessly for the cessation of the struggles.

There was no cessation, but the regular moment's pause, in the utterance of these sounds.

With a decline in prices, mostly, the cessation of the demand coincides.

Again, when pleasure ceases, that sort of rest or cessation will be painful?

Let us not, then, be induced to believe that pure pleasure is the cessation of pain, or pain of pleasure.

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Word Origin and History for cessation

n.

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