Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ceases and desists

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables
ceas-es and de-sists
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does ceases and desists mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of cease and desist

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