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discontinuity

noun

NAmE//ˌdɪsˌkɑntəˈnuət̮i//

(pl. discontinuities) (formal)

1[uncountable] the state of not being continuous discontinuity in the children's education

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2[countable] a break or change in a continuous process Changes in government led to discontinuities in policy. opposite continuity

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