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discontinuances

discontinuances is the plural of discontinuance.

Meaning of discontinuance

Noun

discontinuance (countable and uncountable, plural discontinuances)

  1. The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending.
    • If any railway official, policeman, or member of the Forces on duty, requests the discontinuance of any particular form of observation or note-taking, it is clearly right to give immediate compliance, especially when it is borne in mind that public authorities now have very wide powers to hold...1940 July, “Notes and News: The appearance of Evil—A Warning to Railway Enthusiasts”, in Railway Magazine, page 418

Questions about discontinuances

What is discontinuances the plural of?
Discontinuances is the plural of discontinuance.

Words near discontinuances in the dictionary

  1. discontinous
  2. discontinua
  3. discontinuable
  4. discontinually
  5. discontinuance
  6. discontinuances
  7. discontinuation
  8. discontinuations
  9. discontinuative
  10. discontinue
  11. discontinued

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