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Meaning of 'discontinuous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Discontinuous [ a.]
- Not continuous; interrupted; broken off.
- Exhibiting a dissolution of continuity; gaping.

Meaning of 'discontinuous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . discontinuous [ a]
Meaning (1):
- not continuing without interruption in time or space
Example in sentence:
  • discontinuous applause;
  • he received a somewhat haphazard and discontinuous schooling;
  • the landscape was a discontinuous mosaic of fields and forest areas

Nearby Words:

dis dis- disabilities disability disable disabled disablement disabling disabuse disabused

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