cessation

English

Etymology

From Middle French cessation, from Latin cessatio.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /sɛˈseɪʃən/
Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

cessation (countable and uncountable, plural cessations)

(formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.
- Motley
  the temporary cessation of the papal iniquities
- Sir J. Hayward
  The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation from labour.

Translations

a ceasing or discontinuance

Bulgarian: прекратяване (bg) (prekratjavane), спиране (bg) (spirane)
Dutch: beëindiging (nl)
Finnish: lakkaaminen (fi), lopettaminen (fi)
French: cessation (fr) f
German: Unterbrechung (de) f
Greek: κατάπαυση (el) f (katápafsi), αναστολή (el) f (anastolí), διακοπή (el) f (diakopí)

Irish: faill f
Maori: pārirātanga
Polish: zaprzestanie (pl) n
Russian: прекраще́ние (ru) n (prekraščénije)
Slovak: zastavenie
Spanish: cese (es) m
Telugu: ముగింపు (te) (mugimpu)

Anagrams

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