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discontinuing

[dis-kuhn-tin-yoo] Origin

dis·con·tin·ue

[dis-kuhn-tin-yoo] verb, -tin·ued, -tin·u·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing.
2.
to cease to take, use, subscribe to, etc.: to discontinue a newspaper.
3.
Law. to terminate or abandon (a suit, claim, or the like).
verb (used without object)
4.
to come to an end or stop; cease; desist.

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Discontinuing is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.

Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French discontinuer < Medieval Latin discontinuāre. See dis-1, continue

dis·con·tin·u·er, noun
un·dis·con·tin·ued, adjective


1. See interrupt.


1. resume.

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discontinue
late 15c., from O.Fr. discontinuer (14c.), from M.L. discontinuare, from dis- "not" (see dis-) + continuare "to continue" (see continue). Related: Discontinued; discontinuity; discontinuous.
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