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surcease
Surcease (noun) means (literary) A pause or stop, especially one that brings relief.
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(literary) A pause or stop, especially one that brings relief.
"For the individual who wishes to live in his time, to be a part of the future, the super-industrial revolution offers no surcease from change."
— Alvin Toffler, Future Shock (1970)
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Etymology
Comes from Anglo-Norman surseser, from Old French sursis, the past participle of surseoir, from Latin supersedēre. Its spelling was later influenced by association with the unrelated word cease, which likely also affected its meaning. It is related to supersede.
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What is the meaning of surcease?
"surcease" (noun) means (literary) A pause or stop, especially one that brings relief.
What is another word for surcease?
Other words for "surcease" include cessation.
