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Cessation vs Logjam - What's the difference?

cessation | logjam |

As nouns the difference between cessation and logjam

is that cessation is (formal) a ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final while logjam is an excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.

cessation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (formal) A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary or final.
  • * Motley
    • the temporary cessation of the papal iniquities
  • * Sir J. Hayward
    • The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation from labour.

    Anagrams

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    logjam

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An excess of logs being conveyed on a river, so that their motion halts.
  • (figuratively) A clog or such jam or mess that halts or greatly delays progress.
    • Efforts to amend the law got sidetracked in an administrative logjam .
    A step forward for the minimum wage increase this afternoon, as the Senate cleared the logjam of the Republican filibuster. [http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/1/30/13150/5672]

    See also

    * bottleneck * * traffic jam * vicious circle