English Explanatory Dictionary

discontinuation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A breach or interruption of continuity.
  2. The process of quitting a course of treatment with a drug.
  3. The act of stopping producing or supplying a product.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

discontinuation discontinuations

Etymology

From dis- + continuation.

Synonyms

discontinuance suspension

Related words

discontinue

Derived words

prediscontinuation

Translations

Bulgarian: прекъсване Catalan: discontinuació French: discontinuation Hindi: विरति Polish: zaprzestanie Portuguese: descontinuação
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