Cessation and Respite

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Cessation

Cessation noun - The stopping of a process or activity.
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Respite is a synonym for cessation in rest topic. In some cases you can use "Respite" instead a noun "Cessation", when it comes to topics like pause, ending, ceasing.
Nearby Word: cession

Respite

Respite noun - A pause from doing something (as work).
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Cessation is a synonym for respite in rest topic. You can use "Cessation" instead a noun "Respite", if it concerns topics such as pause.
Nearby Word: respited

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momentary momentary cessation momentary respite

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  • Useful Notes / Poland The uprising was brutally crushed, and it ended with the dissolution of the Commonwealth, the exile of King Poniatowski and Kościuszko (who was later allowed to emigrate to America) and it marked the effective cessation of Poland for more than a century, with one momentary respite.
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