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      stoppage
      noun
      the act of stopping something
      an obstruction in a pipe or tube
      the state of inactivity following an interruption
      Roots
      stoppianstopp- · Old English · to haltaticum-age · Latin · action, result of
      Synonyms for stoppage
      haltnstopvblockagenstandstillncessationnwalkoutndeadlocknpausenarrestnlockoutndelaynblocknstriken
      Words related to stoppage
      interruptionnshutdownnhaltlessadjintermitvinterclusionndiscontinuancenclosurensurceasenpostponementnmisstopunstopdiscontinuationnintermittinglyadvresumptionnintermissionnantistrikestoplessadjaffrapmisstrikeoutstrikepausefuladjstaylessadjintermissionlessadjcunctationnletupnstallingnpausern

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      The word stoppage breaks down into 2 roots of Old English and Latin origin: stopp, from Old English stoppian (“to halt”); and -age, from Latin aticum (“action, result of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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