Meaning | The act of discontinuing / discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent). |
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Synonym | discontinuation |
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Narrower | disfranchisement | The discontinuation of a franchise |
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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 |
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Opposite | continuance, continuation | The act of continuing an activity without interruption |
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Spanish | cesación, descontinuación, interrupción, suspensión |
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Catalan | cesació, interrupció, suspensió |
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Verbs | discontinue | put an end to a state or an activity |
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