Meaning

noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end

verb put an end to a state or an activity

verb have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

originFrom Middle English cesen, cessen, from Middle French cesser (“to cease”), from Latin cessō (“leave off”), frequentative of cēdō (“to leave off, go away”). Compare secede.

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