Plural of cessation; multiple instances of stopping, ending, or pausing something.
From Latin cessatio, derived from cessare meaning 'to cease.' The term describes the act or fact of ceasing, and the plural marks multiple occurrences of such stopping.
During the Cold War, there were many 'cessations of hostility' and 'cessations of nuclear testing'—diplomatic language's polite way of saying 'we're temporarily stopping the fighting,' which is actually more hopeful than it sounds!
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