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dis·con·tin·ue
(dĭs′kən-tĭn′yo͞o)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. See Synonyms at stop.
2. To cease making or manufacturing: discontinued the sports car in the 1960s.
3. To cease subscribing to (a publication).
4. Law
a. To agree to dismiss (an action).
b. To fail to proceed in (an action).
v.intr.
To come to an end.
[Middle English discontinuen, from Old French descontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuāre : Latin dis-, dis- + Latin continuāre, to continue; see continue.]
discontinued
(ˌdɪskənˈtɪnjuːd)adj
(Commerce) no longer in production: a discontinued line.
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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" |