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DISCONTINUANCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)
Synonyms:
discontinuance; discontinuation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("discontinuance" is a kind of...):
conclusion; ending; termination (the act of ending something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "discontinuance"):
disfranchisement (the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote)
disinheritance (the act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit)
phase-out (the act or instance of a planned discontinuation)
prorogation (discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it)
dismount (the act of dismounting (a horse or bike etc.))
Antonym:
continuance (the act of continuing an activity without interruption)
Derivation:
discontinue (put an end to a state or an activity)
