discontinuationn.

Brit.

/ˌdɪskəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌdɪskənˌtɪnjəˈweɪʃən/

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French discontinuation; Latin discontinuation-, discontinuatio.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French discontinuation (French discontinuation ) (second half of the 14th cent.), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin discontinuation-, discontinuatio interruption, discontinuity (from 13th cent. in British sources; from 14th cent. in continental sources), (in legal context) interruption or discontinuance (14th cent. in British sources), breach of succession (15th cent. in British sources) < discontinuat- , past participial stem of discontinuare discontinue v. + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Spanish discontinuación (1437). Compare earlier discontinuance n., and also earlier continuation n.

†a. Severance of a part of the body from the whole, or from another part. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1535 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (rev. ed.) iii. xxi. f. xix^v/1 Whan the grefe of the wytte is ioynynge to the thynge hurtefulle by discontinuation of the partis, the thing causyng the grefe of the membre, specially hurteth the feling.

1653 J. Bramhall Answer to M. de la Militiere 29 Whether the same individuall body, without division, or discontinuation from it self, can be locally in ten thousand places?

b. An interruption of continuity in a physical structure or substance; a break, a crack, a gap; = discontinuity n. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > [noun]

solution of continuity1543

discontinuity1570

discontinuation1605

discontiguity1632

discreteness1835

discontinuousness1837

brokenness1842

discretion1848

incontinuity1865

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ll2 The footesteps of diseases, & their deuastations of the inward parts, impostumations, exulcerations, discontinuations, putrefactions, consumptions.

1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mechanicall: 1st Pt. xxviii. 96 The weight of the Minium would somewhere or other..make some such chink or discontinuation [in a pipe], as to hinder the farther progress of the Water.

a1727 I. Newton Opticks (1730) iii. i. 365 Upon any discontinuation of Parts, made either by Bubbles or by shaking the Glass, the whole Mercury falls.

1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. vi. 188 Pumps [sc. footwear] in very bad order at the Sides, with some discontinuations in the Upper Leathers.

1796 G. Gregory Econ. Nature III. ix. vi. 118 The second aperture [between the bones of the skull] is a large discontinuation of the external side of the orbit.

1899 Bull. Geol. Surv. W. Austral. No. 3. 57 There is a discontinuation of the reef but for a short distance only, another reef coming in at a distance of nine feet to the West of the first one.

1939 Geografiska Annaler 21 17 The water will tend to spread out horizontally..perhaps to recontinue its downward flow through some discontinuation in the ice band.

2010 K. Homberg et al. in J. Halme et al. E-maintenance vii. 178 Small discontinuations (non-uniformities, eddies, etc.) in the oil and flow introduce small deviation into passing light.

a. The action of discontinuing or stopping something; an instance of this; = discontinuance n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun]

lissc1000

ceasec1330

stintc1330

stinting1338

ceasinga1340

discontinuancea1398

cessationa1400

leaving-off?a1425

surceasingc1435

disusage1475

stop1483

staying1546

discontinuation1572

discontinuing1582

surcease1590

stintance1605

cessure1607

desisting1607

avocationa1617

desistance1632

sistencea1639

surceasementa1641

supersession1648

dispractice1673

breaking-off1683

estoppage1701

cess1703

cesser1809

shutdown1857

stoppage1865

shut-off1889

sign-off1919

1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) Discontinuation, intermissio,..Interruptio.

1649 tr. Alcoran 185 The righteous shall enjoy eternally the delight of Paradise without discontinuation.

1736 J. Entick Proposals printing Wks. Chaucer 1 Gentlemen need not fear to be imposed upon by a Discontinuation of this Work.

1795 European Mag. Jan. 54/2 Lord Stanhope was for..a discontinuation of the present ruinous and disastrous War.

1862 T. A. Trollope Marietta I. ii. 25 The discontinuation of the houses.

1880 Contemp. Rev. July 164 No one ever dreams of the discontinuation of the race.

1948 Bull. Atomic Scientists July 205/1 Mr. Gromyko..voted against discontinuation of the discussions.

1996 Pulse 20 Apr. 49 (advt.) When antidepressant treatment is no longer required, gradual discontinuation by dose-tapering or alternate day dosing be considered.

†b. Law. = discontinuance n. 2a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > [noun] > interruption of right of possession

discontinuance1442

discontinuation1721

1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Discontinuation [of Possession].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discontinuation
释义	discontinuationn. Brit. /ˌdɪskəntɪnjʊˈeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌdɪskənˌtɪnjəˈweɪʃən/ Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French discontinuation; Latin discontinuation-, discontinuatio. Etymology: < (i) Middle French discontinuation (French discontinuation ) (second half of the 14th cent.), or its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin discontinuation-, discontinuatio interruption, discontinuity (from 13th cent. in British sources; from 14th cent. in continental sources), (in legal context) interruption or discontinuance (14th cent. in British sources), breach of succession (15th cent. in British sources) < discontinuat- , past participial stem of discontinuare discontinue v. + classical Latin -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare Spanish discontinuación (1437). Compare earlier discontinuance n., and also earlier continuation n. 1. †a. Severance of a part of the body from the whole, or from another part. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1535 Trevisa's Bartholomeus De Proprietatibus Rerum (rev. ed.) iii. xxi. f. xix^v/1 Whan the grefe of the wytte is ioynynge to the thynge hurtefulle by discontinuation of the partis, the thing causyng the grefe of the membre, specially hurteth the feling. 1653 J. Bramhall Answer to M. de la Militiere 29 Whether the same individuall body, without division, or discontinuation from it self, can be locally in ten thousand places? b. An interruption of continuity in a physical structure or substance; a break, a crack, a gap; = discontinuity n. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > continuity or uninterruptedness > discontinuity or interrupted condition > [noun] solution of continuity1543 discontinuity1570 discontinuation1605 discontiguity1632 discreteness1835 discontinuousness1837 brokenness1842 discretion1848 incontinuity1865 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ll2 The footesteps of diseases, & their deuastations of the inward parts, impostumations, exulcerations, discontinuations, putrefactions, consumptions. View more context for this quotation 1669 R. Boyle Contin. New Exper. Physico-mechanicall: 1st Pt. xxviii. 96 The weight of the Minium would somewhere or other..make some such chink or discontinuation [in a pipe], as to hinder the farther progress of the Water. a1727 I. Newton Opticks (1730) iii. i. 365 Upon any discontinuation of Parts, made either by Bubbles or by shaking the Glass, the whole Mercury falls. 1728 J. Morgan Compl. Hist. Algiers I. vi. 188 Pumps [sc. footwear] in very bad order at the Sides, with some discontinuations in the Upper Leathers. 1796 G. Gregory Econ. Nature III. ix. vi. 118 The second aperture [between the bones of the skull] is a large discontinuation of the external side of the orbit. 1899 Bull. Geol. Surv. W. Austral. No. 3. 57 There is a discontinuation of the reef but for a short distance only, another reef coming in at a distance of nine feet to the West of the first one. 1939 Geografiska Annaler 21 17 The water will tend to spread out horizontally..perhaps to recontinue its downward flow through some discontinuation in the ice band. 2010 K. Homberg et al. in J. Halme et al. E-maintenance vii. 178 Small discontinuations (non-uniformities, eddies, etc.) in the oil and flow introduce small deviation into passing light. 2. a. The action of discontinuing or stopping something; an instance of this; = discontinuance n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ceasing > [noun] lissc1000 ceasec1330 stintc1330 stinting1338 ceasinga1340 discontinuancea1398 cessationa1400 leaving-off?a1425 surceasingc1435 disusage1475 stop1483 staying1546 discontinuation1572 discontinuing1582 surcease1590 stintance1605 cessure1607 desisting1607 avocationa1617 desistance1632 sistencea1639 surceasementa1641 supersession1648 dispractice1673 breaking-off1683 estoppage1701 cess1703 cesser1809 shutdown1857 stoppage1865 shut-off1889 sign-off1919 1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) Discontinuation, intermissio,..Interruptio. 1649 tr. Alcoran 185 The righteous shall enjoy eternally the delight of Paradise without discontinuation. 1736 J. Entick Proposals printing Wks. Chaucer 1 Gentlemen need not fear to be imposed upon by a Discontinuation of this Work. 1795 European Mag. Jan. 54/2 Lord Stanhope was for..a discontinuation of the present ruinous and disastrous War. 1862 T. A. Trollope Marietta I. ii. 25 The discontinuation of the houses. 1880 Contemp. Rev. July 164 No one ever dreams of the discontinuation of the race. 1948 Bull. Atomic Scientists July 205/1 Mr. Gromyko..voted against discontinuation of the discussions. 1996 Pulse 20 Apr. 49 (advt.) When antidepressant treatment is no longer required, gradual discontinuation by dose-tapering or alternate day dosing be considered. †b. Law. = discontinuance n. 2a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > [noun] > interruption of right of possession discontinuance1442 discontinuation1721 1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Discontinuation [of Possession]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1535
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