discontinuation
[ dis-kuh n-tin-yoo-ey-shuh n ]
/ ˌdɪs kənˌtɪn yuˈeɪ ʃən /
noun
a breach or interruption of continuity or unity: Progress was delayed by repeated discontinuations of work.
Origin of discontinuation
1605–15; < Middle French < Medieval Latin
discontinuātiōn- (stem of
discontinuātiō), equivalent to
discontinuāt(us) (past participle of
discontinuāre to
discontinue; see
-ate1) +
-iōn-
-ion
Words nearby discontinuation
Example sentences from the Web for discontinuation
The constant harassing has forced the discontinuation of the Blossoms.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist |Alexander Berkman