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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

중단

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jungdan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cessation/sɛˈseɪʃən/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"정부와 노조 간의 협상으로 파업이 중단되었습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The fact or process of either ending or being brought to an end.

    "The unexpected cessation of hostilities brought a brief period of peace to the region."
  2. 2

    A temporary or permanent halt to an action, motion, or state.

    "Smoking cessation programs have successfully helped thousands of individuals improve their health."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin cessatio, meaning 'a loitering, pausing, or stopping', stemming from the verb cessare (to cease or give over). It entered the English language in the late 15th century through Middle French, retaining its core meaning relating to the termination or stopping of an activity or state.

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