cessation
pronunciation
How to pronounce cessation in British English:
UK [ seˈseɪʃn]
How to pronounce cessation in American English:
US [ seˈseɪʃn]
-
- Noun:
- a stopping
Word Origin
- cessation
- cessation: see cease
- 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.)).
Synonym
Example
- 1. Therefore , eta has decided the definitive cessation of its armed activity .
- 2. It 's not the only overdue cessation of a print product , of course , but a genuine milestone in the history of shared human knowledge .
- 3. After a week-long war between israel and the palestinians , a temporary cessation of violence has been agreed . But can a more durable settlement be found ?
- 4. This development forced money-centre banks to hoard liquidity for their own requirements , leading to a cessation of anything but overnight interbank lending .
- 5. But women who quit saw their risk fall to that of someone who had never smoked , after 20 years of cessation .