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dis·con·tin·u·ance
discontinuance
pronunciation:
dIs
k
n
tIn
yu
ns
part of speech:
noun
definition 1:
the act of stopping or condition of being stopped; interruption.
Complaints about the product caused the eventual discontinuance of its manufacture.
antonyms:
continuance
,
continuation
similar words:
break
,
cease
,
cessation
,
stop
definition 2:
in law, the ending of a court proceeding before trial, usu. by a plaintiff.
antonyms:
continuance
related words:
closure
,
lapse
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