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- [dis-kuh n-tin-yoo]
- /ˌdɪs kənˈtɪn yu/
- /ˌdɪs.kənˈtɪn.juːd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dis-kuh n-tin-yoo]
- /ˌdɪs kənˈtɪn yu/
Definitions of discontinued word
- verb with object discontinued to put an end to; stop; terminate: to discontinue nuclear testing. 1
- verb with object discontinued to cease to take, use, subscribe to, etc.: to discontinue a newspaper. 1
- verb with object discontinued Law. to terminate or abandon (a suit, claim, or the like). 1
- verb without object discontinued to come to an end or stop; cease; desist. 1
- noun discontinued (of a product) no longer available or produced. 1
- adjective discontinued no longer in production 0
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Origin of discontinued
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Anglo-French discontinuer < Medieval Latin discontinuāre. See dis-1, continue
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Parts of speech for Discontinued
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
discontinued popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
discontinued usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for discontinued
adj discontinued
- discarded — to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of: to discard an old hat.
- interrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
- canceled — to make void; revoke; annul: to cancel a reservation.
adjective discontinued
- obsolete — no longer in general use; fallen into disuse: an obsolete expression.
- finished — ended or completed.
- superseded — to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing.
- out-of-date — gone out of style or fashion; outmoded; obsolete: out-of-date fashions; out-of-date ideas.
- withdrawn — past participle of withdraw.
Antonyms for discontinued
verb discontinued
- continued — continuing; not having stopped
- began — Began is the past tense of begin.
- completed — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- went — Archaic. a simple past tense and past participle of wend.
- initiated — to begin, set going, or originate: to initiate major social reforms.
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