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discontinued

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dis·con·tin·ue  (dskn-tny)
v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues
v.tr.
1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon: discontinued her visits to the museum; discontinued ferry service to the island.
2. To cease making or manufacturing: discontinued the sportscar in the 1960s.
3. To cease subscribing to (a publication).
4. Law To terminate (an action) by discontinuance.
v.intr.
To come to an end. See Synonyms at stop.

[Middle English discontinuen, from Old French descontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinure : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin continure, to continue; see continue.]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.discontinued - stopped permanently or temporarily; "discontinued models"; "a discontinued magazine"; "a discontinued conversation"
continued - without stop or interruption; "to insure the continued success of the war"; "the continued existence of nationalism"; "the continued popularity of Westerns"

discontinued
adjective stopped, ended, finished, abandoned, halted, terminated, no longer made, given up or over They have a huge selection of discontinued cookers.
Translations
discontinued [ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːd] adj [product] → qui ne se fait plus
discontinued line → fin f de série
"discontinued" (on product, sign)"fin de série"


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I was told by your guardian that you discontinued it under the shock that we have all felt so acutely.
These intimacies quickly became horrible to him, and within the hour began to try to get up courage enough to tell her so, and require that they be discontinued or very considerably modified.
When we borrowed the feeing fashion from Europe a dozen years ago, the salary system ought to have been discontinued, of course.
 
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