Associations to the word «Discontinuance»

Wiktionary

DISCONTINUANCE, noun. The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending.

Dictionary definition

DISCONTINUANCE, noun. The act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent).

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky