Meaning

noun the state of inactivity following an interruption

noun an obstruction in a pipe or tube

noun the act of stopping something

originEtymology tree English stop Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icus Latin -āticus Latin -āticum Old French -agebor. Middle English -age English -age English stoppage From stop + -age.

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