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# cessation

noun (cessation, cessations — formal)

«cessation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) Cessation is the stopping or ending of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cessation/#m1)

### In the lessons

It is a stiff, formal word used in news, medicine, law and exam language: «a cessation of hostilities» means fighting stops; «smoking cessation» means stopping smoking. In everyday life people say «stop» or «end». Phrases: cessation of hostilities, smoking cessation, cessation of work.

### Examples

- The cessation of fighting brought peace to the town. (formal) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cessation/#x1)
- The doctor runs a smoking cessation clinic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cessation/#x2)
- After the cessation of the rain, we went outside. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cessation/#x3)
- There was a sudden cessation of noise when the teacher came in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cessation/#x4)
- The factory announced the cessation of work for the holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cessation/#x5)
- A cessation of hostilities was agreed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cessation/#x6)
- And the enforced seclusion wrought on the minds of the servants, while the cessation of all work banded them together in small groups that whispered and discussed and disputed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cessation/#x7)

### Note

Formal, mostly uncountable. Related to the verb «cease» (stop). Say se-SAY-shun. Do not confuse with «session» (a period of time for an activity) — they sound alike.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cessation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cessation/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cessation» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cessation.html) on Mova free.