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- Old French · derived fromdescontinuer
- English todaydiscontinue
From Old French descontinuer, equivalent to dis- + continue.
Words from the same roots
Old Frenchdescontinuer all →
discontinuance
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
discontinue
dis·con·tin·ueToday it means: To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying. Full definition →
Old French descontinuer