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surcease

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sur·cease  (sûrss, sr-ss)
tr. & intr.v. sur·ceased, sur·ceas·ing, sur·ceas·es
To bring or come to an end; stop.
n.
Cessation.
[Middle English surcesen, variant (influenced by cesen, to cease) of sursesen, from Anglo-Norman surseser, from Old French surseoir, sursis-, to refrain, from Latin supersedre; see supersede.]
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Noun1.surcease - a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"
cessation
legal separation, separation - (law) the cessation of cohabitation of man and wife (either by mutual agreement or under a court order)
stop, halt - the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
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More than anything else in the world, my frayed and frazzled mind wanted surcease from weariness in the way it knew surcease would come.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
Eagerly I wished the morrow; -- vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow -- sorrow for the lost Lenore -- For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore -- Nameless here for evermore.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Eagerly I wished the morrow;--vainly I had sought to borrow From my books surcease of sorrow--sorrow for the lost Lenore-- For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore-- Nameless here for evermore.
The Raven by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
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