| NOUN | act | discontinuance, discontinuation | the act of discontinuing / discontinuing or breaking off |
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| Sounds | dih.skahntih'nyuwahns | |
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| Rhymes | abeyance ... virulence: 267 rhymes with ahns... | |
| Meaning | The act of discontinuing / discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent). | |
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| Synonym | discontinuation | |
| Narrower | disfranchisement | The discontinuation of a franchise |
| disinheritance | The act by a donor that terminates the right of a person to inherit | |
| dismount | The act of dismounting (a horse or bike / bike etc.) | |
| phase-out | The act or instance of a planned discontinuation | |
| prorogation | discontinuation of the meeting (of a legislative body) without dissolving it | |
| Broader | termination, ending, conclusion | The act of ending something |
| Opposite | continuance, continuation | The act of continuing an activity without interruption |
| Catalan | suspensió | |
| Spanish | suspensión | |
| Verbs | discontinue | put an end to a state or an activity |