Ceasing, stopping, or coming to an end; describing something that is ending or discontinuing.
From Latin cessans, present participle of cessare meaning 'to cease' or 'to stop.' The term comes from the same root as 'cease' and describes the state of stopping or ending.
This is a lovely archaic term that appears in old legal documents and poetry, describing things that are literally in the process of disappearing—it's the grammatical equivalent of watching something fade away!
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