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cavity n. pit, hole, hollow, opening, crater, gap; space: The<br />

limestone is marked with a pattern of cavities. Vowel sounds<br />

resonate in the oral cavity.<br />

cavort v. curvet, prance, caper, frisk, bound, gambol, romp, skip,<br />

leap, jump, dance: Stop cavorting about and settle down.<br />

3.2 cease...<br />

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cease v. 1 stop, end, finish, leave off, terminate, halt,<br />

discontinue, desist (from), break off (from), refrain (from):<br />

Will that noise never cease?<br />

--n. 2 without cease. ceaselessly, endlessly, unendingly,<br />

incessantly, interminably, continuously, continually,<br />

constantly, ad infinitum, infinitely, perpetually, forever,<br />

eternally, everlastingly, non-stop, unremittingly: Sisyphus was<br />

condemned to roll his burden uphill without cease.<br />

cede v. yield, give way, give up, grant, give, surrender, deliver<br />

up, turn or make or hand over, convey, transfer, relinquish,<br />

abandon, renounce, abdicate: Let private concerns always cede<br />

to the common good. The territory was ceded to our government in<br />

1792.<br />

celebrant n. officiant, official; priest: The celebrant at High Mass was<br />

the archbishop.<br />

celebrate v. 1 hold, perform, solemnize, ritualize, observe, keep,<br />

honour, officiate at; sanctify, hallow, consecrate, dedicate:<br />

The archbishop himself celebrated holy communion. 2 rejoice (in<br />

or at), memorialize; have a party, revel, make merry, wassail,<br />

Colloq party, paint the town red, whoop it up: The entire town<br />

celebrated the opening of the bridge with a huge party. 3 extol,<br />

praise, exalt, glorify, laud, eulogize, honour; lionize: She<br />

was widely celebrated for her achievements. 4 publicize,<br />

advertise, broadcast: The stones themselves would find a Voice,<br />

To celebrate his Praise.<br />

celebrated

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