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cessations

cessations is the plural of cessation.

Meaning of cessation

Noun

cessation (countable and uncountable, plural cessations)

  1. (formal) 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 inquisition1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic. A History. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC

Questions about cessations

What is cessations the plural of?
Cessations is the plural of cessation.

Words near cessations in the dictionary

  1. cessation
  2. cessationism
  3. cessationisms
  4. cessationist
  5. cessationists
  6. cessations
  7. cessative
  8. cessavit
  9. cessavits
  10. cessed
  11. cesser

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