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Noun
S:
(n)
cease (cease%1:28:00::)
((`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end)
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(n)
end (end%1:28:00::)
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ending (ending%1:28:00::)
(the point in time at which something ends)
"the end of the year"; "the ending of warranty period"
S:
(n)
point (point%1:28:00::)
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point in time (point_in_time%1:28:00::)
(an instant of time)
"at that point I had to leave"
S:
(n)
measure (measure%1:03:00::)
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quantity (quantity%1:03:00::)
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amount (amount%1:03:00::)
(how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
S:
(n)
abstraction (abstraction%1:03:00::)
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abstract entity (abstract_entity%1:03:00::)
(a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
S:
(n)
entity (entity%1:03:00::)
(that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
derivationally related form
Verb
S:
(v)
discontinue (discontinue%2:42:00::)
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stop (stop%2:42:00::)
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cease (cease%2:42:00::)
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give up (give_up%2:42:00::)
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quit (quit%2:42:04::)
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lay off (lay_off%2:42:00::)
(put an end to a state or an activity)
"Quit teasing your little brother"
S:
(v)
end (end%2:42:00::)
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stop (stop%2:42:13::)
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finish (finish%2:42:00::)
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terminate (terminate%2:42:00::)
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cease (cease%2:42:13::)
(have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical)
"the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"