cessation
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cessation
- /sɛˈseɪʃən/ US
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cessātiō. By surface analysis, cease + -ation. Compare cession < cede.
noun cessations
- A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final. it might be advisable to permit the temporary cessation of the papal inquisition
