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    [Adjective]  | "dis*con*tin*ued" | \ ˌdis-kən-ˈtin-(ˌ)yüd \


    1: no longer produced or provided

    Origin: 1886 ;

    [Verb]  | "dis*con*tin*ue" | \ ˌdis-kən-ˈtin-(ˌ)yü \


    1: to break the continuity of : cease to operate, administer, use, produce, or take

    2: to abandon or terminate by a legal discontinuance

    3: to come to an end

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Anglo-French discontinuer, from Medieval Latin discontinuare, from Latin dis- + continuare to continue;

    [Verb]  | "discontinued" 


    1: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;


      * e.g., " ... the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately "




    2: to stop doing (something) permanently;


      * e.g., " ... we have discontinued the manufacture of that item "




    3: to come to an end;


      * e.g., " ... publication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year "



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    [Verb]  | "discontinue" 


    1: to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end;


      * e.g., " ... the editors were told to discontinue the printing of rumors in the student paper immediately "




    2: to stop doing (something) permanently;


      * e.g., " ... we have discontinued the manufacture of that item "




    3: to come to an end;


      * e.g., " ... publication of the magazine will discontinue at the end of the year "



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     [ "Please discontinue your life" ]

    1: Kill yourself.

      * e.g.,  ... Please discontinue your life. 

     [ "discontinuation syndrome" ]

    1: When a person is mid way through an activity or task, but suddenly decides that there is something much more important they should be doing like replying to a text, or making daisy chains or even something very simple like deciding whether or not you need to take a shit. This syndrome is a reoccurring affliction that doesn't have a current cure. Side effects include - severely untidy home, unfinished paperwork, unemployment and even death. You can simply overcome this syndrome by not being a fucking moron and finishing what you started. EXAMPLE;

      * e.g.,  ... dumbass moron affliction syndrome capiche absolute arsehole discontinuation syndrome 

     [ "discontinuation syndrome" ]

    2: *hoovering carpet but stops half way through* Person; "oooo I could really do with a shag"

     [ "discontinuation syndrome" ]

    3: *leaves Hoover and goes to local brothel*

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