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discontinuation

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dis⋅con⋅tin⋅u⋅a⋅tion

  [dis-kuhn-tin-yoo-ey-shuhn]
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–noun
a breach or interruption of continuity or unity: Progress was delayed by repeated discontinuations of work.
Origin:
1605–15; < MF < ML discontinuātiōn- (s. of discontinuātiō), equiv. to discontinuāt(us) (ptp. of discontinuāre to discontinue; see -ate 1 ) + -iōn- -ion
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dis·con·tin·u·a·tion   (dĭs'kən-tĭn'yōō-ā'shən)   
n.  A cessation; a discontinuance.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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