Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discontinuance

/dˌɪskəntˈɪnjuəns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: dis-con-tin-u-ance
IPA: /dˌɪskəntˈɪnjuəns/

19

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"If any railway official, policeman, or member of the Forces on duty, requests the discontinuance of any particular form of observation or note-taking, it is clearly right to give immediate compliance, especially when it is borne in mind that public authorities now have very wide powers to hold members of the general public in custody while inquiries are being conducted as to their bona fides."
"The loss I felt when there was nothing in the mail box on Monday morning made me acutely aware how much I looked forward to each new issue! It's discontinuance would certainly leave a deep sense of loss with me."

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman, from Old French descontinuer.

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: -, descontinuer

Usage

Inflected Forms

discontinuances (plural)

Derived Forms

nondiscontinuance postdiscontinuance prediscontinuance

Synonyms

discontinuation termination

Antonyms

continuance

Rhymes With

continuance

Questions

How do you pronounce discontinuance?: The recorded pronunciation is /dˌɪskəntˈɪnjuəns/.
What does discontinuance mean?: The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending.
Where does discontinuance come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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