discontinuer

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English

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Etymology

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From discontinue +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dɪskənˈtɪnjuə(ɹ)/

Noun

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discontinuer (plural discontinuers)

  1. One who discontinues, or breaks off or away from; an absentee.
    • a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: [] J[ohn] G[rismond,] W[illiam] L[eybourne] and W[illiam] G[odbid], published 1662, →OCLC:
      He was no gadder abroad, or discontinuer from his convent, for a long time.

Anagrams

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French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /dis.kɔ̃.ti.nɥe/
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Verb

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discontinuer

  1. (intransitive) to discontinue, to cease, to leave off[1]

Conjugation

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Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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discontinuer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of discontinuō