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The act or state of desisting; cessation.

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  1. n. The act or state of desisting; cessation.
  2. The act or state of desisting; cessation. [R.] Boyle. If fatigue of body or brain were in every case followed by desistance . . . then would the system be but seldom out of working order. H. Spencer.
  3. The act or state of desisting; cessation. [R.] Boyle.If fatigue of body or brain were in every case followed by desistance. . . then would the system be but seldom out of working order. H.Spencer.
  4. n. The act or state of desisting; cessation.