Both Uses of
cease
in
A Farewell to Arms
- As the road went uphill they ceased talking.†
Book 3 *ceased = stopped or discontinued
- Although that ceased when the carabiniere put his hands on my collar.†
Book 3
Definitions:
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(1)
(cease) to stop or discontinue
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Note that the expression, cease fire means to stop doing battle such as firing funs at each other. Similarly, the noun, cease-fire, is a state of having stopped doing battle.