dis|con|tin|u|er

dis|con|tin|u|er
dis|con|tin|u|er «DIHS kuhn TIHN yu uhr», noun.
a person who discontinues a rule or practice.

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  • dis|con|tin|ue — «DIHS kuhn TIHN yoo», verb, tin|ued, tin|u|ing. –v.t. 1. to give up; stop; put an end or stop to; break off: »That train has been discontinued. After the patient got well, the doctor discontinued his visits …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis´con|tin´u|ous|ness — dis|con|tin|u|ous «DIHS kuhn TIHN yu uhs», adjective. not continuous; having gaps or breaks; interrupted; intermittent: »Wide spread the discontinuous ruins lie (Nicholas Rowe). SYNONYM(S): broken. –dis´con|tin´u|ous|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis´con|tin´u|ous|ly — dis|con|tin|u|ous «DIHS kuhn TIHN yu uhs», adjective. not continuous; having gaps or breaks; interrupted; intermittent: »Wide spread the discontinuous ruins lie (Nicholas Rowe). SYNONYM(S): broken. –dis´con|tin´u|ous|ly, adverb.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|con|tin|u|ous — «DIHS kuhn TIHN yu uhs», adjective. not continuous; having gaps or breaks; interrupted; intermittent: »Wide spread the discontinuous ruins lie (Nicholas Rowe). SYNONYM(S): broken. –dis´con|tin´u|ous|ly, adverb. –dis´con|tin´u|ous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|con|tin|u|ance — «DIHS kuhn TIHN yu uhns», noun. 1. the act of stopping or breaking off; cessation: »a discontinuance of electric service. Losses from the manufacture of low priced electric blankets…have led to the discontinuance of those products (Wall Street… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis|con|tin|u|a|tion — «DIHS kuhn TIHN yu AY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of breaking off; a stopping; a ceasing. SYNONYM(S): cessation. 2. a break; interruption …   Useful english dictionary

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  • dis — dis·accord; dis·advantage; dis·affect; dis·aggregate; dis·ap·pear; dis·array; dis·bar; dis·burse; dis·card; dis·charge; dis·ci·ple; dis·ci·pli·nar·i·an; dis·ci·pline; dis·claim; dis·close; dis·co; dis·co·glos·sid; dis·coid; dis·coi·dal;… …   English syllables

  • con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… …   English syllables

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