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cessation
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cessation
(noun)
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cessation
/sɛ
ˈ
seɪʃən/
noun
plural
cessations
cessation
/sɛ
ˈ
seɪʃən/
noun
plural
cessations
Learner's definition of CESSATION
formal
:
a stopping of some action
:
a pause or stop
—
often +
of
[
count
]
With news of the treaty came a
cessation of
hostilities. [=fighting stopped when the treaty was announced]
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Relapses after
cessation of
treatment are common.
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