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    DISCONTINUANCE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent)play

    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)

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