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Pronunciation:  `diskân'tnooitee

WordNet Dictionary
[n]  lack of connection of continuity

DISCONTINUITY is a 13 letter word that starts with D.


 Antonyms: continuity
 See Also: separation



Webster's 1913 Dictionary
\Dis*con`ti*nu"i*ty\, n.
Want of continuity or cohesion; disunion of parts.
``Discontinuity of surface.'' --Boyle.

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