cessation
11cessation — [se sā′shən] n. [L cessatio < pp. of cessare, CEASE] a ceasing, or stopping, either forever or for some time …
12cessation — (sè sa sion ; en poésie, de quatre syllabes) s. f. Action de cesser. Cessation d hostilités, de poursuites, de commerce, etc. • Une cessation d inquiétude, PASC. dans COUSIN. • La cessation de presque tout le commerce qui ne se fait plus que… …
13CESSATION — s. f. Intermission, discontinuation. Cessation d armes. Cessation d hostilités. Cessation de poursuites. Cessation de commerce. Cessation de travail. Etc …
14CESSATION — n. f. Action de cesser quelque chose. Cessation d’armes. Cessation d’hostilités. Cessation de poursuites. Cessation de commerce. Cessation de travail …
15Cessation — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Change from action to rest. < N PARAG:Cessation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 cessation cessation discontinuance desistance desinence GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 intermission intermission remission Sgm: N 2 suspense suspense …
16cessation — UK [seˈseɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms cessation : singular cessation plural cessations formal 1) an end to something cessation of: a cessation of hostilities 2) medical the act of stopping smoking a smoking cessation… …
17cessation — noun Etymology: Middle English cessacioun, from Middle French cessation, from Latin cessation , cessatio delay, idleness, from cessare to delay, be idle more at cease Date: 15th century a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) ; stop …
18Cessation — A cessation is a halt or discontinuity of a previously continous action. In medicine, a cessation is a common word to describe the halt of previous life habits affecting health, or cessations in respiration or the heart (namely respiratory arrest …
19cessation — /se say sheuhn/, n. a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance: a cessation of hostilities. [1350 1400; ME cessacio(u)n < L cessation (s. of cessatio) delay, inactivity, stoppage, equiv. to cessat(us) ptp. of cessare to delay, stop… …
20cessation — ces|sa|tion [seˈseıʃən] n [U and C] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Latin cessatio, from cessare; CEASE1] a pause or stop →↑cease cessation of ▪ a cessation of hostilities (=when the fighting stops in a war) …
