Meanings
adjectivediscontinuative (not comparable)
- not comparablehuman sciencesIndicating discontinuation.
In narratives, discontinuative predicate focus is used when there is a topic shift, or when two referents are contrasted.
2010, Ines Fiedler, Anne Schwarz, The Expression of Information Structure
Translations
Finnish epäjatkuva, diskontinuatiivinen
- epäjatkuvalingustics: indicating discontinuation
- diskontinuatiivinenlingustics: indicating discontinuation
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APA
discontinuative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discontinuative
MLA
“discontinuative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discontinuative. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “discontinuative,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discontinuative.
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