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cessant

/sɛ.sɑ̃/ adjective C2
  1. in the process of stopping

Feminine cessante · Masculine plural cessants · Feminine plural cessantes

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dit le roi triomphant, en cessant un instant de compulser le scoliaste volumineux ouvert devant lui.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 96 · C1
Pardonnez-moi, monsieur le comte, mais tout en cessant d'être défiant, on peut demeurer encore étonné.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 474 · C1

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