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cessation

/seˈseɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण सेसेशन

समाप्ति, विराम, रुकावट

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    [U, C, usually sing.] formal

    the stopping of something; a pause in something

    समाप्ति, विराम, रुकावट

    • a cessation of hostilities
    • the cessation of rain
    • The cessation of firing allowed the villagers to return.
    + 2 more examples
    • A sudden cessation of noise made us look up.
    • Doctors advised the cessation of smoking.

    Synonyms end ending stop halt termination

    Opposite beginning start continuation resumption

◇Word family
cease verbceaseless adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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ces·sa·tion

With double s (not 'cesation').

दो s ('cesation' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep apart cessation (stopping, from cease) and cession (giving up land or rights, from cede: 'the cession of territory').

Cessation (रुकना, cease से) और cession (ज़मीन या अधिकार देना, cede से: 'the cession of territory') को अलग रखिए।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Cessation of hostilities (an end to fighting), cessation of work.

Collocations: cessation of hostilities (लड़ाई का अंत), cessation of work।