CESSATION


Meaning of CESSATION in English

/ seˈseɪʃn; NAmE / noun

[ U , C ] ( formal ) the stopping of sth; a pause in sth :

Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Latin cessatio(n-) , from cessare cease.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.