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cessation

noun
/sɛˈseɪʃən/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cessātiō. By surface analysis, cease + -ation. Compare cession < cede.

  1. derived from cessātiō
  2. borrowed from cessation

Definitions

  1. 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 inquisition
    • The day […]was […]yearly observ'd for a festival Day by cessation from Labour.
    • With the cessation of hostilities, the military traffic declined considerably, although at least two years will be required to remove the many thousands of tons of explosives still stored at the depot.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at cessation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at cessation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at cessation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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