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    cessation
    /sɛˈseɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end: "the cessation of hostilities"

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  2. Cessation: an object is destroyed or removed and no longer exists in the real world.

  3. The meaning of CESSATION is a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop. How to use cessation in a sentence.

  4. Cessation definition: a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance. See examples of CESSATION used in a sentence.

  5. the ending of a condition or the stopping of an activity: [ C usually sing ] a cessation of violence. (Definition of cessation from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) cessation | Business English. noun [ C or U ] formal uk / sesˈeɪʃ ə n / us. Add to word list. the fact of something ending or stopping:

  6. Definition of cessation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. noun. a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance. a cessation of hostilities. SYNONYMS stop, halt, end, suspension, stay, recess.

  8. 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."

  9. n. a ceasing or stopping; discontinuance; pause: temporary cessation of hostilities. [C14: from Latin cessātiō a delaying, inactivity, from cessāre to be idle, desist from, from cēdere to yield, cede]

  10. CESSATION definition: the end of something that has been happening, especially violence: . Learn more.

  11. The cessation of something is the stopping of it. [formal] He would not agree to a cessation of hostilities. Synonyms: ceasing, ending, break, halt More Synonyms of cessation. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency.