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surcease

[ sur-sees ]

verb (used without object)

surceased, surceasing.
  1. to cease from some action; desist.
  2. to come to an end.


verb (used with object)

surceased, surceasing.
  1. Archaic. to cease from; leave off.

noun

  1. cessation; end.

surcease

/ 蝉蓽藧藞蝉颈藧蝉 /

noun

  1. cessation or intermission
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to desist from (some action)
  2. to cease or cause to cease
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of surcease1

1400鈥50; sur- 1 + cease; replacing late Middle English sursesen (v.) < Middle French sursis (past participle of surseoir ) < Latin supersessus (past participle of 蝉耻辫别谤蝉别诲脓谤别 to forbear; supersede ), equivalent to super- super- + sed ( 脓谤别 ) sit 1 + -tus past participle suffix, with dt > ss
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of surcease1

C16: from earlier sursesen, from Old French surseoir, from Latin 蝉耻辫别谤蝉别诲脓谤别; see supersede
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Example Sentences

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So if there is surcease from sorrow, and my name is attached to it, thank God.鈥

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Turtles on top of turtles on top of more turtles without surcease.

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"Acting is giving a blessing and getting a blessing. You can feel it all over, and when you make people laugh, you do what Shakespeare says: You give surcease from sorrow," he said.

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All readers will admire her unadorned but wise summation that answered prayers are 鈥渁 surcease of worry.鈥

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Let him languish in pain, crying aloud for mercy, and let there be no surcease to this agony till he sing in dissolution.

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