cessation

Domain: Universal Words

Part of speech: noun

[U,C] (formal) the stopping of sth; a pause in sth: Mexico called for an immediate cessation of hostilities.

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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.

This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.

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cessationEnglish›ChineseGetWord Corpus cessationEnglish›ChineseMain Dictionary

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