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discontinue

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discontinue


Main Entry:
dis·con·tin·ue Listen to the pronunciation of discontinue
Pronunciation:
\ˌdis-kən-ˈtin-(ˌ)yü\
Function:
verb
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French discontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- + continuare to continue
Date:
14th century
transitive verb 1 : to break the continuity of : cease to operate, administer, use, produce, or take 2 : to abandon or terminate by a legal discontinuance intransitive verb : to come to an end
synonyms see stop
dis·con·tin·u·a·tion Listen to the pronunciation of discontinuation \-kən-ˌtin-yə-ˈwā-shən, -yü-ˈā-\ noun


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