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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cessile, a. [f. L. cess-, cēdere to yield.] Yielding. —1587-99 Hume iii. 85.
Sa silent is the cessile air Ib. vi. 64.
The massiue earth … Suspended in the cessil eire
