different between restriction vs cessation

English

Etymology

From Middle English restriccioun, from Anglo-Norman restriction, Middle French restriction, and their source, Late Latin restricti?, from Latin restring?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???st??k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n
• Hyphenation: re?stric?tion

Noun

restriction (countable and uncountable, plural restrictions)

1. The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
2. A regulation or limitation that restricts.
3. (biology) The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.

Usage notes

• It is often used with the preposition "on", i.e., "restriction on something".

Derived terms

• restriction enzyme
• width restriction

Related terms

• restrict
• restrain
• restraint
• constriction

Translations

Anagrams

• tortricines

French

Etymology

From Middle French restriction, from Old French restriction, borrowed from Late Latin restrictio, restrictionem, from Latin restringo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??s.t?ik.sj??/

Noun

restriction f (plural restrictions)

1. restriction (limitation; constraint)

Related terms

• restreindre
• restreint

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin restrictio, restrictionem, from Latin restringo.

Noun

restriction f (oblique plural restrictions, nominative singular restriction, nominative plural restrictions)

1. restriction (limitation; constraint)

Related terms

• restreindre

Descendants

• English: restriction
• French: restriction

References

• restriction on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French cessation, itself a borrowing from Latin cess?ti?.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /s??se???n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

cessation (countable and uncountable, plural cessations)

1. (formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, for example of an action, whether temporary or final.

   • it might be advisable to permit the temporary cessation of the papal inquisition

   • 1630, John Hayward, The Life and Raigne of King Edward VI

     The day […] was […] yearly observ'd for a festival Day by cessation from Labour.

Synonyms

• (temporary): hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause
• (final): close, endpoint, terminus; see also Thesaurus:finish

Translations

Anagrams

• canoeists, sonicates

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cess?ti?. Morphologically, from cesser +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?.sa.sj??/

Noun

cessation f (plural cessations)

1. cessation

Further reading

• “cessation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).