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surcease

sur·cease [ sər sss, súr sss ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle sur·ceased, present participle sur·ceas·ing, 3rd person present singular sur·ceas·es)
Definition:
 
stop doing something: to cease, or bring something to an end ( formal )



noun 
Definition:
 
stoppage: a cessation, especially a temporary one ( literary )

[15th century. < Anglo-Norman surseser "refrain" < Latin supersedere (see supersede); influenced by cease]
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