cessation

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(sĕ-sā'shən) pronunciation
n.
A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing: a cessation of hostilities.

[Middle English cessacioun, from Old French cessation, from Latin cessātiō, cessātiōn-, from cessātus, past participle of cessāre, to stop. See cease.]


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Definition: ending
Antonyms: beginning, commencement, start

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Discontinuance of an action or motion.

pronunciation Every creative act is a sudden cessation of stupidity. — Edward Herbert Land (1909-91).

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - ophør

Nederlands (Dutch)
beëindiging

Français (French)
n. - cessation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beendigung, Einstellen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατάπαυση, παύση, διακοπή

Italiano (Italian)
fine, cessazione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cessação (f)

Русский (Russian)
прекращение

Español (Spanish)
n. - cesación, suspensión

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - upphörande, slut

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
停止

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 停止

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정지

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 中止, 停止

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) توقف, انقطاع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפסקה, הפוגה‬


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