| Pronunciation: | | `diskun`tinyoo'eyshun
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[n] the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) |
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DISCONTINUATION is a 15 letter word that starts with D. |
| | Synonyms: | | discontinuance |
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| | Antonyms: | | continuance, continuation |
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| | See Also: | | conclusion, disfranchisement, disinheritance, dismount, ending, termination |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis`con*tin`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F.
discontinuation.]
Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in
a connected series; discontinuance.
Upon any discontinuation of parts, made either by
bubbles or by shaking the glass, the whole mercury
falls. --Sir I.
Newton.
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