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Added 9 October 2026

cessation

/sɛˈseɪʃən/ noun

Latin root: cessātiō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cessation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A stopping.
a cessation of the thunder

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cessātiō. By surface analysis, cease + -ation. Compare cession < cede.

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