cessation C1 Topic:Abstract Ideas US /sɛˈseɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #47533 Meanings 1 noun The stopping or ending of something, whether for a while or for good. Both sides called for an immediate cessation of fighting. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the stopping or ending of... closehaltpause Word family Forms cessations Etymology AI details Borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cessātiō. By surface analysis, cease + -ation. Compare cession < cede. cessation Middle French cessātiō Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cessation **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /sɛˈseɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 47533 ## Meanings 1. The stopping or ending of something, whether for a while or for good. ## Examples - Both sides called for an immediate cessation of fighting. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cessation - Root: cessātiō ## Etymology Borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cessātiō. By surface analysis, cease + -ation. Compare cession < cede. ## AI Etymology Cessation is borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cessātiō. By surface analysis, cease + -ation. Compare cession < cede. In present-day use, it means the stopping or ending of something, whether for a while or for good. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown