Discontinued
[,dɪskən'tɪnjʊ]
Definition
(adj.) stopped permanently or temporarily; 'discontinued models'; 'a discontinued magazine'; 'a discontinued conversation' .
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Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Discontinue
Typist: Maxine
Examples
- It is a pity, cried Fanny, that the custom should have been discontinued. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- In 1855 the work was discontinued at the height of 152 feet, from lack of funds. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- It was found, however, in practice, that the compound gas thus formed was more costly than ordinary coal gas, and the plan has been discontinued. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- The imitation of the action of horses' hoofs was one of the means attempted, but such additional aids were eventually found to be of no avail, and were discontinued. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Good casts were often thus procured, but the uncertainty of the process, arising from the frequent fusion of the lead matrices, caused it to be discontinued. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- He met with other disasters common to worthy inventors and discontinued his efforts to improve the art. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- The dances were discontinued, and so the belief in their failure is complete. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Typist: Maxine