cessation
A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or finalA ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
» Whatever is subject to origination is all subject to cessation.
Was berufen ist zu entstehen, ist auch berufen zu vergehen.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, formal, uncountable)A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
Unterbrechung, Einstellung
прекраще́ниеprekraščénije
припи́ненняprypýnennja
- a stopping
Examples
4 sentencesWhatever is subject to origination is all subject to cessation.
deWas berufen ist zu entstehen, ist auch berufen zu vergehen.
Menopause is the permanent cessation of the ovaries' primary functions.
The menopause is the permanent cessation of the ovaries' principal functions.
Atrocity crimes are imminent unless there is a cessation of hostilities.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cessātiō. By surfaceBorrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cessātiō. By surface analysis, cease + -ation. Compare cession < cede.
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Forms
plural: cessations| Singular | cessation |
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Synonyms
7 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable