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Definitions for: Cessation [n] a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"
Webster (1913) Definition: Ces*sa"tion (s[e^]s*s[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [F.
cessation, L. cessatio, fr. cessare. See Cease.]
A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary
or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war.
The temporary cessation of the papal iniquities.
--Motley.
The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation
from labor. --Sir J.
Hayward.
Cessation of arms (Mil.), an armistice, or truce, agreed to
by the commanders of armies, to give time for a
capitulation, or for other purposes.
Syn: Stop; rest; stay; pause; discontinuance; intermission;
interval; respite; interruption; recess; remission.
Synonyms: surcease
See Also: halt, legal separation, separation, stop
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