First Known Use: 15th century
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cessation
noun ces·sa·tion \se-ˈsā-shən\
: a stopping of some action : a pause or stop
Full Definition of CESSATION
: a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop
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Origin of CESSATION
Middle English cessacioun, from Middle French cessation, from Latin cessation-, cessatio delay, idleness, from cessare to delay, be idle — more at cease
Related to CESSATION
- Synonyms
- arrest, arrestment, cease, end, check, close, closedown, closure, conclusion, cutoff, discontinuance, discontinuation, ending, expiration, finish, halt, lapse, offset, shutdown, shutoff, stay, stop, stoppage, surcease, termination
- Antonyms
- continuance, continuation
Rhymes with CESSATION
aeration, Alsatian, carnation, castration, causation, cetacean, citation, Claymation, cognation, collation, conflation, C ration, creation, cremation, crenation, Croatian, crustacean, dalmatian, damnation, deflation, delation, dictation, dilation, donation, earth station, elation, Eurasian, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, formation, foundation, frustration, gas station, gestation, gradation, gustation, guttation, gyration, hydration, inflation, lactation, legation, libation, location, lunation, lustration, luxation, migration, mutation, narration, negation, notation, oblation, oration, outstation, ovation, palmation, palpation, plantation, potation, predation, privation, probation, pronation, proration, prostration, pulsation, punctation, pupation, purgation, relation, rogation, rotation, salvation, sedation, sensation, serration, space station, stagflation, stagnation, starvation, striation, substation, summation, tarnation, taxation, temptation, translation, truncation, vacation, vexation, vibration, vocation, way station, workstation
CESSATION Defined for Kids
cessation
noun ces·sa·tion \se-ˈsā-shən\
Definition of CESSATION for Kids
: a coming to a stop
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