DISCONTINUATION

discontinuance, discontinuation

(noun) the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

discontinuation (countable and uncountable, plural discontinuations)

Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in a connected series; discontinuance.

Synonym: suspension

(medicine) The process of quitting a course of treatment with a drug.

Source: Wiktionary


Dis`con*tin`u*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. discontinuation.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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